The Hollyhock Seed Moth is sighted at Delapre Abbey for the first time since 1940.

First, it was the spotted lanternfly wreaking havoc and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and throughout Pennsylvania. Now, there's another invasive species chewing through vast numbers of ...

European Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with a currently known inventory of approximately 11,000 species, are generally considered well-researched. However, a new genus and species from the ...

In A Nutshell White LED streetlights reduce moth activity by 85% compared to natural darkness, essentially freezing the ...

Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared. Soon thereafter, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit Mountain.

For most of their history, moths navigated the night by the moon and stars. Today, that natural map is being drowned out by ...

Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research shows. Moths' attraction to artificial ...

On a steamy June evening, Curtis Eckerman embarks on a mothing expedition in the Bauerle Ranch greenbelt, in far South Austin. Towing a wagon full of supplies, he follows a narrow trail that leads ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho -- Idaho Department of Lands is working to stop the spread of an invasive moth species detected in Sandpoint. According to IDL, the department conducts annual testing which involves ...

Scientists in the United Kingdom discovered a new species of clearwing moth after a photographer unknowingly carried it home from Guyana. Photo from Sterling, Cadet, Beasley and Lees (2024) A ...

A new study from the University of Exeter shows that artificial light does more than attract moths. Light can cause moths to ...