It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

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The species was originally identified by John H. Wood on July 10, 1890, near Tarrington, England. After the discovery, Wood ...

If you're lucky enough to get close to one, you can identify this species by its olive-green back, reddish-brown abdomen, and whitish front and legs. Like other hummingbird moths, these intriguing ...

Browntail moths are white, with a brown abdomen. That’s where they get their name. But the issue is their caterpillars. They have tiny, barbed hairs, which they shed when they molt. Angela Mech ...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture expanded the box tree moth quarantine zone to Miami, Montgomery, Greene, Butler, Clermont, ...

The Box Tree Moth (BTM) caterpillars are green and hairy, with black stripes and white dots. They grow to about 1 to 2 inches. Adults are white with a thick brown border on the wings and are active at ...

"Structural and pigmentary coloration produces a leaf-like brown color, with the moth exploiting thin-film reflectors to produce directional reflections—producing the illusion of a 3D leaf shape." ...

Luke Brown, manager of the Museum's butterfly house, says, 'It is impossible not to be fascinated by the atlas moth. This is due to its beauty, the detail on its wings, and its sheer size at every ...