A thunderstorm loomed in the distance, soaking rains just minutes away. On a young red maple tree, a newly enclosed cecropia moth slowly pumped its wings. Freshly emerged from its cocoon, it has one ...

It was early October; leaf color was proceeding as normal with plenty of yellow in glowing aspens. Many other trees were also in this transition, and my backyard walk was in a pleasant mild ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's largest moth is also North America's largest moth and it can be found as far north as the lower providences of Canada and as far south as Florida. The hyalophora ...

Officials at a Texas State Park discovered an "unusual" find while strolling the grounds during the daylight hours on Sunday, April 3. Inks Lake State Park in Burnet posted on Facebook how staff saw ...

Dorothy Flood-Granat is looking for a mate – for her female cecropia moth, that is. The Stow resident recently posted a request for a male moth on NextDoor, a social networking service for ...

The brown case that hung from a dogwood twig all winter looks a bit like a milkweed pod, but this container doesn't hold a milkweed's feathery parachutes. Instead, it holds a slowly pupating insect.

With summer upon us, lots of critters are out and about in the Granite State. It’s the perfect season to catch a glimpse of animals in the wild. Arnie - Canterbury, NH: I recently had a great ...

A cecropia moth was circling the ceiling in our living room one evening, looking like a miniature Chinese kite sailing aloft inside our home. The magnificent creature fluttering on a 5-inch wingspan ...

On a summer day sometime last century, I put a female cecropia moth I had found earlier in the day inside the screened-in enclosure attached to the Quarry Hill garage. Arriving early the next morning, ...

The post The Planet’s Largest Moths Have Wingspans as Wide as Birds appeared first on A-Z Animals. Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly ...

It’s a long time from late January to late May. The days are getting longer and we might see some different behavior with birds and squirrels at the feeders. Canine breeding season is beginning to ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen these creatures in the summer ...