If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early ...

"I have a little brown cocoon of an idea that may possibly expand into a magnificent moth of fulfilment," − Lucy Maud ...

Atlas moth caterpillars also produce silk similar to the product created by domesticated silkworms. It is secreted as strong, brown, broken strands called fagara, and is used to build a cocoon when ...

Contrary to popular belief, this is not a cocoon. Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky sleeping bag that covers the insect. This, on the other hand, is what's called a chrysalis.

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult.

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