Sarah Friedl, 6, and her brother Pucci, 3, get a up close look at silk worms during a Nocturnal moth watching event at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, Tuesday, July 24, 2013. Sarah Friedl, 6, ...

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Know your elephant hawk moth from your painted lady butterfly. Discover more about the world of butterflies, moths and their caterpillars, and what you can do to give them a helping hand.

Transparent wing patches may do more than allow butterflies and moths to hide -- they may also warn predators to leave them alone, suggests a new study. Transparent wing patches may do more than allow ...

Butterflies and moths have a lot in common. Both species are insects, they both start life as caterpillars, and they both sport large, lustrous wings. But there are also clear scientific differences ...

A new study cross-examines classic hypotheses about the coevolution of butterflies with flowering plants and moths with bats, their key predators. The findings show flowering plants did drive much of ...

A genomic study reveals that butterflies originated in what is present-day western North America or Central America 1. The insects evolved around 100 million years ago after flowering plants ...

One of nicest experiences for gardeners is the observation of butterflies and moths in the garden. Years of natural gardening reward us with a wonderful array of plants that attract them until frost.

We are all aware of the fact that butterflies and moths are two distinct insects. However, it can be quite difficult to tell apart a butterfly from a moth and vice versa. The two beautiful creatures ...

Kristen Grace/Florida Museum Akito Kawahara remembers being eight years old when he went on a special tour of the insect collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He ...

When folded in rest, the Mission blue butterfly’s wings are grey and dotted with black — no more special than a common house moth’s. Unfolded, this furry insect’s wings are iridescent and azure, ...