June means warm nights, summer solstice, fireflies … and the seldom-seen giant silk moths. Giant silk moths are members of the family Saturniidae and include some of the most spectacular native large ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aspen forest where our team conducted our recent study. Mark R. Zierden When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest ...

The natural world is home to countless fascinating insects, but few are as striking as the Cecropia moth. With its plush, velvety body, bold patterns, and impressive wingspan, this giant silk moth ...

Have you ever heard of the southern flannel moth (Megalopyge opercularis)? Maybe you've seen one but didn't know what it was. It has a very distinctive, fluffy look (even its wings are covered with ...

Britons are being urged to "stay vigilant" after a wave of sightings of toxic oak processionary moth caterpillars across ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen these creatures in the summer ...

When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that ...