To the untrained eye, the Florida scrub ecosystem isn't much to look at. Scattered in patches around coastal and inland ...

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, ...

Holy moth-er of God! Scientists have discovered a new species of moth found only on the Greek island of Crete — and named it ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Purple wings, orange-gold markings, and crisp white bands make the newly described moth hard to miss. That is part of what ...

Researchers have named a moth species Pyralis papaleonei, or “Pope Leo moth," in honour of the Holy Father. “The new species ...

A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They stood out as unusual ...

One kind of Australian moth looks to the stars on its voyage to a summertime refuge. In spring, mounting temperatures and dwindling food sources send the moths roughly 1,000 kilometers south toward ...