Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

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, ...

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 ...

A bit more than one hundred years ago Maynard and Stow had a moth problem. Two moth problems, actually. Gypsy moths had been deliberately brought to Medford, in 1869 in an attempt to create a hybrid ...

Moths won't mate without oak leaves. Two Harvard biologists have found that when the female polyphemus moth, receives the vapor from the oak through its antennae, it releases a chemical--a sex ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A species of moth that is infamous for an itchy, painful rash caused by the ...

As daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm, you might notice something fluttering in the tops of the still-bare trees around Maine. It’s the silvery, silky nests of the brown tail moth ...

From late November through December, the adult buck moths, which have charcoal black-and-white wings and rusty orange on ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A species of moth that is infamous for an itchy, painful rash caused by the hairs of its larvae increased in population and territory in Maine this year and will likely spread ...