Researchers in China believe some nocturnally migrating insects, including highly destructive and invasive moths, use both ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

European Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with a currently known inventory of approximately 11,000 species, are generally considered well-researched. However, a new genus and species from the ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies account for ...

South of Fall Creek by the edge of the woods, the moths would gather. They were, of course, drawn by light—set out by a ...

Moths are flying later into the year as warmer falls extend their season, giving some species time for additional generations before winter.

Chewing gum companies might be on to something. At least, as long as you stick to spearmint-flavored gum — and you are a moth. Senior author Coby Schal, an urban entomology professor at North Carolina ...

State agriculture officials have unveiled plans to spray a nontoxic pheromone in dozens of treatment areas this summer to disrupt the mating of spongy moths, a leaf-eating insect that can damage trees ...