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

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

Springtime has arrived in Imperial Valley, a region renowned for its agriculture, and with it comes the vibrant bloom of ...

The Sphingidae family—also known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, or sphingids—includes the oleander hawk moth (Daphnis nerii). Though its main host plant is oleander, it enjoys the nectar of many ...

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 ...

Once you start studying moths closely, you begin to see the little brown things that many people fear as cute and colourful. The banded tussock moth has a wing pattern that looks like a network ...

Do you like some foods more than others? Well so do butterflies and moths! An international team of researchers have been studying why some butterflies and moths only feed on a few types of plants ...

Reportedly, not just the biggest moth but it is also one of the biggest insects. Its wings can stretch up to 25 to 30 centimetres, whereas its surface area size is 157 square centimetres. The moth is ...

When Kelly Ripa, 54, hits the red carpet, she turns heads not only for her impeccable fashion but also for her incredibly toned arms. The mom-of-three is best known for hosting LIVE with a variety of ...

The Atlas moth lives in Asia, from India to the Philippines and south to Indonesia. It belongs to the family Saturniidae, or giant silkworm moths, which has a worldwide distribution. The Atlas moth is ...