Age is just a number, or is it? A new study by UTEP researchers shows that adult moths are more vulnerable to attack than ...

Dead-leaf moth The Dead-Leaf Moth is a perfect example of leaf mimicry in the world of moths as its wings resemble a dried and crumpled leaf which are complete with intricate brown and tan patterns.

Long, skinny streamers on the hind wings of luna moths tend to evolve in certain climate conditions, a new study shows. Keith Ramos/USFWS By Susan Milius May 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm ...

So-called "jellybean caterpillars" metamorphosize into "small to medium-sized moths with a stout body and dense covering of hairs and scales," writesNorth Carolina State Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Claims about a bug nicknamed the "jellybean caterpillar," so-called because of its candy-like looks, have circulated across social media platforms for years, including those posted to Reddit, X ...

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Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) exhibit a splendid diversity of wing color patterns, and many species display black and white, or dark and bright, wing color pattern variants associated with ...

In search of such a change, Evert Van de Schoot at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and his colleagues analysed the wing and body size of 680 spindle ermine moths (Yponomeuta cagnagella).

Matson discovered 34 preserved specimens of the “golden wings” moths in archive collections. The new species was identified by its pattern and genitalia, the study said.