Who doesn’t get excited upon finding a huge moth? While we don’t have the diversity of butterflies and moths found in the tropics, we do have some remarkable species up here. The one I found the other ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image. Inhabiting tropical forests and remote regions of the world are moths with ...

It is August, and these are indeed the “dog days of summer.” Yes, the days may be sultry, the heat oppressive, and the garden somewhat lackluster, but should one venture out in the more temperate ...

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Dear Dr. Dirt: We live in an area with lots of large trees. Once in a while, we are treated with some large moths like the cecropia and luna, but the attached picture is a new one. Can you identify it ...

The picture shows what looks like a large spider with massive wings and two long feelers sat on a red brick wall. It was posted to Facebook page @stamamalon, a blog with over 2.8million followers, ...

EVIDENCE has accumulated that the moulting cycle in insects follows a basic pattern involving the activation of the prothoracic glands by a hormone from the brain. The active prothoracic glands then ...