Learn what an American dagger moth and caterpillar looks like. Also find out which host plants these moths need.

Butterflies might get all the credit for being the pretty ones, but moths can definitely share the spotlight. Some of these ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of an Oahu mountain range, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species ...

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These caterpillars, which are the larval stages of moths, have one or two generations per year. You’ll see them from spring to fall before they transform into non-descript brown moths.

Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, used the words “fuzzy” and “adorable” to describe the southern flannel moth, a common springtime ...

This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown lepidopteran, emerges from its cocoon. It has spent the winter pupating, most likely ...

Luke Brown, manager of the Museum's butterfly house, says, 'It is impossible not to be fascinated by the atlas moth. This is due to its beauty, the detail on its wings, and its sheer size at every ...

In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a ...