This little moth is only about an inch and a half across its wings. It is a common native summertime moth in much of North America. Its name is Chickweed Geometer. Larvae worms of the chickweed ...

This insect with the most beautiful colours appeared on my patio one afternoon. – Ann Keogh, Ballyconneely, Co Galway The elephant hawkmoth is indeed a beautiful native moth. It got its name from the ...

I was looking at the photo accompanying this column when my granddaughter, Olivia, came in to say goodnight. “That’s a pretty picture!” she exclaimed. “That looks like a butterfly, it is so pretty.

When most people think of moths, they think of those grey, fuzzy insects that fly around lights at night but there are also day flying moths that look as good as butterflies. If some moths are active ...

Only after a second or third look will you realize that the little hummer gathering nectar from your flowers is not a hummingbird. It is a moth. With the hovering flight, diminutive size and similar ...

Let’s celebrate moths during National Moth Week. We’re not talking pesky pantry moths, but rather those exquisite nocturnal critters that fly around our porch lights. Why do moths fly around street ...

Last week I received a phone call from someone in a remote region of Kumaon, Uttarakhand asking me for information about a moth that he had seen. We had a short discussion about the moth that was ...