It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

A tiny, elusive moth species that can only feed on one ... larvae or the pale orange-brown cocoons. “Larvae were found in late June and July in England, Germany and Hungary, between 17 July ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late ...

There are a few common plants that are likely to attract pests into your garden - but an expert says there's no need to get ...

Lionfish have most prominent brown, maroon ... grey hind- and forewings. The moths hatch out leaves whole from stems before pupating within a hard, wood cocoon spun on poles or tree trunks ...

As it matures it becomes darker, being either of an olive-green or dark brown color ... works itself almost entirely out of the cocoon, and the little moth represented at Fig.

It’s also where clearwing and luna moth cocoons lie on the ground ... reducing or eliminating the need for brown mulch, a technique known as green mulching. 2. Don’t kill the weeds. Oddly enough, ...