The smooth wings of fruit-sucking moths appear to be ridged like a leaf – but the resemblance is created by nanostructures ...

In the dense rainforests of northern Australia and South-East Asia, a master of disguise flutters through the shadows. The ...

Scientists have described a nocturnal moth’s unique evolutionary trick in replicating the appearance of 3D leaf, with ...

As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

Unusual animals spotted in Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced earlier this week plans to stop the spread of an invasive species ...

The Box Tree Moth (BTM) caterpillars are green and ... Heavily infested shrubs may appear brown, “see-through” or “torched.” Caterpillars produce webbing and hide among leaves and twigs as they feed ...

The browntail moth caterpillar is approximately 1.5 inches long. Its body is brown with a broken white ... The hairs get caught in grass, leaves, and trees and remain toxic to humans for up ...

Luke Brown, manager of the Museum's butterfly house ... going into the cocoon to sustain the moth when it is reborn. In the wild, atlas moth caterpillars eat the leaves of cinnamon, citrus fruit, ...

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Last year, the Maine Forest Service conducted two aerial surveys, measuring the amount of browntail moth caterpillars in ... “Now that the leaves are off the trees, we have all these sunny ...