A new species of the slug moth genus Monema has been described from China. The name refers to the peculiar caterpillars resembling slugs in many of their characteristics. The recent study of the ...

Having collected thousands of moth and butterfly species from across Costa Rica, famous ecologist Daniel Janzen, University of Pennsylvania, and his team were yet to find out many of their names. When ...

New members have joined the ranks of the snout moths -- one of the largest groups within the insect order known formally as Lepidoptera, comprising all moths and butterflies. Recently, a team of four ...

When you think of moths, do you see holes in your clothes, pests in the pantry, or pesky insects drawn to night lights spoiling your social BBQ? Or worse, do you have an irrational fear of moths?

The Death's-head hawk moth, recognizable by its skull-like thorax marking, is a harmless yet intriguing insect found across Africa, Asia, and Europe. This species employs unique defenses, including a ...

Two moth species new to science belonging to a previously unknown genus and family have been found in Kazakhstan, constituting an exceptional discovery. In a recently completed study, researchers of ...

The clearwing moth genus Osminia is revised and four new species are described. All species in the genus are reviewed regarding their taxonomic history, known distribution, identity, and morphology. A ...

Not only are diamondback moths quite harmful to brassica-genus crops such as cabbage, broccoli and canola, but they're also very resistant to insecticides. Help may be on the way, though, in the form ...

Hawaiian snails, beware! A flesh-eating caterpillar is on the loose, and your shells betray you. Daniel Rubinoff, director of the University of Hawaii's Insect Museum, has discovered a unique new ...

They don’t surf, but caterpillars found only in Hawaii are the first insects known to feed and grow as readily in water as on land. Other land insects can endure a dunking. And other aquatic ones can ...