Southern California’s iconic Joshua trees are flowering months ahead of schedule, baffling scientists and raising fears about ...

Appearance: Off-white to tan and light brown. When perched, its stick-like wings protrude at right angles from its narrow body, resembling a toy glider to the human eye and dried vegetation to ...

As a caterpillar, the invasive spongy moth consumes as much leaf tissue as it can, as fast as it can, threatening the lives of whole forests across the upper Midwest. But Illinois continues to stand ...

Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) on flower, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Xanthopan morganii praedicta, Madagascan sphinx moth. While Darwin predicted that the orchid ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

ERIE, Pa. — A highly destructive, invasive insect new to North America was recently discovered in Pennsylvania. The box tree moth was located in two Erie County cemeteries, according to the ...

Stand outside one spring night in southeastern Australia and you may be able to witness one of the biggest insect migrations in the world, as billions of brown Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) flit ...

Forget Kate, Claudia and Naomi; with its eye-catching neon colours, quirky headgear and flamboyant pose, this tiny moth could give any model a run for their money. The vivid pink and yellow insect ...