If you didn't already know (because how could you not?), July 22-July 30 is National Moth Week. According to the week's official Twitter page, National Moth Week is "a worldwide citizen science ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Once reviled widely as a nuisance, the millions of miller moths migrating through cities along Colorado’s Front Range this week increasingly are seen as an ...

The flannel moth caterpillar fascinates scientists with its deceptive charm. Covered in silky fur, it appears harmless, almost invitingly soft. But beneath this gentle coat lies one of nature’s hidden ...

Have you noticed a heavier population of furry, red-headed caterpillars in the Lowcountry recently? Although not quite at their peak hatching season, people are starting to notice, and feel, the ...

If you’ve noticed dusty, brown patches around your porch or the exterior of your house, you could be looking at eggs. Lots of different moth species lay fuzzy clusters of small round or oval eggs, ...

Along India’s southwestern coast, a species not seen for 73 years in the scientific record was rediscovered. Miguel Baixauli via Unsplash In the middle of the 20th century, researchers studying ...

A white tussock moth caterpillar in Corner Brook resident Mark Grady's garden on Aug. 11. (Submitted by Kenny Grady) Fuzzy caterpillars with orange and white backs flourished in the Humber Valley ...

Strange and exotic animals have always captured the imagination of people worldwide. But when a photo of an unusual, fluffy moth began circulating online in 2009, many experts were skeptical that it ...

Quick Take Imperial moths are large silkworm-moths with a 3 to 7 inch wingspan and leaf-like camouflage. Adults do not feed ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Springtime in North Florida has made one hairy critter a common site in yards around Jacksonville. They sure are fuzzy and little, but experts say if you see a Tussock Moth ...

Discover the world's strangest moths. From the fluffy Venezuelan Poodle Moth to the giant Atlas Moth, these insects display incredible diversity. Learn about the Death's-Head Hawkmoth with its skull ...

The Venezuelan Poodle Moth has the distinction of being both something that I would run away in terror from, as well as something that I want to capture and train to ...