Moths and butterflies are in the Order Lepidoptera and just part of the world’s million plus species of insects. In North ...

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved those TV shows that tell us what a wild place nature can be. Jacques Cousteau, ...

Ohio’s moth fauna is incredibly diverse. At least 2,000 species have been documented, and scores of others await discovery. I once heard an expert on “micro-moths” say that if we could find all of ...

A newly described moth from Crete’s western mountains has been named in honor of Pope Leo XIV. Researchers say the find adds ...

Moths are anything but ordinary. Around the world, these insects have evolved colors, shapes, and behaviors that make them look unreal. Here are 15 moth species that redefine what these insects can be ...

A genetic “cheat sheet” allows different species to display the same warning patterns.

A Madagascan hawkmoth, whose existence was predicted by Darwin and Wallace, has now been recognized as a new species. Known as Wallace's sphinx moth, the moth is famous for its enormous tongue—the ...

Distinguished by its striking colors and a name that carries the weight of a high ecclesiastical office, a new species of ...