On early summer nights, I sometimes see large, pale green moths with long, twisted tails fluttering near our porch light. Later, I often find them dead on the ground. These beautiful moths are luna ...

"I have a little brown cocoon of an idea that may possibly expand into a magnificent moth of fulfilment," − Lucy Maud Montgomery Moths, the lesser-known relatives of butterflies, represent one of the ...

Camouflage is common in the animal kingdom, but blending in with the patterns, colors and textures of their surroundings won't help prey evade predators that hunt using echolocation. Researchers at ...

It has long been suspected that the lengthy hindwing tails found on many moths are used to confound predators. The nocturnal insects don't need a visual disguise—they need to avoid nighttime hunters ...

Luna moths sightings are rare. The moths themselves are not so much rare as secluded, secretive and short-lived, for these are deep-woods dwelling, night-flying, short-lived moths. In New England, ...

Last year was a banner year for me in that I saw three Luna moths at my house. Let’s just say I am a seasoned horticulturist and wannabe naturalist and probably have seen far less than a dozen in my ...

Last year was a banner year for me in that I saw three Luna moths at my house. Let’s just say I am a seasoned horticulturist and wannabe naturalist and probably have seen far less than a dozen in my ...

I had a banner year in 2018, as I saw three luna moths at my house. As a seasoned horticulturist and wannabe naturalist, I’ve probably seen fewer than a dozen in my life. I would ask: How many have ...

Last year was a banner year for me in that I saw three Luna moths at my house. Let's just say I am a seasoned horticulturist and wannabe naturalist and probably have seen far less than a dozen in my ...