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

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

Box tree moths, an invasive species of insects that can defoliate and kill boxwood shrubs, have been detected in Michigan.

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

Unique Cretan discovery: Entomologists identified Pyralis papaleonei, a medium-sized moth with purple forewings, as a new species endemic to Crete’s White Mountains. Symbolic naming choice: Named ...