Macro of a bright green luna moth. The moth is perched on a tree branch. It is mostly bright green with red/brown trim on its upper wings.© Amy C Anderson/Shutterstock.com The Luna moth is one of the ...

Installation view of Virginia L. Montgomery (VLM): Eye Moon Cocoon at Women & Their Work, Austin. Left: “Moon Moth Bed” (2023), 4K digital video, duration: 6:30; right: “Luna Belle” (2023), 4K digital ...

I’m not sure how I saw it, it all happened so quickly, but out of the corner of my eye I watched a small green-winged creature ricochet off the tractor-trailer driving in front of me. When it hit the ...

(WGHP) — Have you ever seen a Luna Moth in North Carolina? If you haven’t seen one yet, there’s still time to glimpse their vivid green colors, long tails and eye spots. Here are the most dangerous ...

I had a banner year in 2018, as I saw three luna moths at my house. As a seasoned horticulturist and wannabe naturalist, I’ve probably seen fewer than a dozen in my life. I would ask: How many have ...

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 ...

If you’ve spent any time outside or in the garden lately, you've probably noticed that bees, butterflies, caterpillars and moths are out in full force this fall. Insects are at work to insure the ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

My mother called moths pests because they chewed up clothes in closets and infested food pantries. I later learned that pesky clothes moths in the Tineidae family lay eggs on clothes, where larvae ...

A few weeks ago, I discovered a large, bright green caterpillar in the yard. It was the size of my thumb with small dark spots and several hairy spines on its back. The caterpillar was inching through ...