From late November through December, the adult buck moths, which have charcoal black-and-white wings and rusty orange on ...

Buck moth caterpillars have made their annual spring invasion in Louisiana. Across New Orleans, residents have reported the familiar, spiny creature crowding sidewalks, falling from tree branches and ...

Every beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar, and caterpillars have to eat. This may surprise you, but the average ...

Learn which host plants, cover and native flowers to grow so caterpillars, chrysalises and adult butterflies thrive in your ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Streetlights may make moth caterpillars plump up faster, but that ...

Moths and butterflies collectively belong to a big taxonomic group called Lepidoptera. That name means “scale-wing”, referring to the tiny scales that cover the wings of most of these species. The ...

The man was not happy with my butterfly garden article. He wrote: "You didn't tell me they'd eat up everything in sight. It's all gone!" Since then I have been overly conscious every time I write ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

While I suspect the majority of people here in Texas have seen a monarch butterfly, most probably don’t know that they make ...

This behavior by the fluttering insects was so unusual that scientists had to invent a new word to describe it. By Annie Roth Butterflies seem gentle as they flutter from plant to plant. But some may ...