An invasive species of caterpillar has been seen occasionally in the United States over the last couple of decades, but scientists have only just discovered the scale of devastation they can wreak on ...

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 ...

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand.

Moths have long been seen as the annoying creatures that leave holes in your clothes. But new research suggests that those pesky insects have been badly misjudged. A new study, published this week in ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in the Commonwealth: the box tree moth.

One of the invasive species the Ohio Department of Agriculture is worried about has been spotted in Ohio. The box tree moth has been confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to have been found ...

Previous observations have seen butterflies and moths drinking the tears of animals such as turtles and crocodiles in the Amazon or other tropical areas. However, in Green Mountain National Forest, ...

A new moth species named after President Donald Trump has returned to UC Davis.Meet Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, named for sharing a similarity to the president’s famous hairstyle. Entomology researchers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Two species of moths have been spotted at a Dumfriesshire nature reserve for the first time in decades. A recent moth trapping session at National Trust for Scotland’s Grey Mare’s Tail nature reserve ...