A cecropia moth is hard to miss in the garden. Learn facts about one of the largest and most beautiful moths in America.

One species of moth in Madagascar, the Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica, sucks the tears from underneath the eyelids of birds while they sleep. Their mouth parts are shaped like a harpoon, and are used to ...

When the moths emerge from their cocoons as adults, they no longer feed on plants to survive. Although they have both a mouth and a gut, neither functions. As they have no way to take in energy, the ...

Saya Novinger took this photo of a Western Eyed Sphinx Moth as it rested on ivy growing on the side of a fence.