Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions ...

Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies account for ...

New research reveals that migrating moths rely on both visual signals and Earth’s magnetic field to guide their nighttime ...

Conventional wisdom is that if you cultivate host plants, butterflies will come. Take, for example, milkweed. After declining monarch populations began making headlines in the late 1990s, people ...

How ancient gene transfers, genomes, and pollination shaped moths and butterflies - and why their sudden decline is raising ...

An invasive caterpillar species is posing a serious threat to a cherished native moth, even though the two never directly compete for food, according to new research from ecologists at the University ...

Zoological Survey of India scientists discovered two new lichen moth species—*Caulocera hollowayi* and *Asura buxa*—in the eastern Himalayas. The findings, published in *Zootaxa*, enhance understandin ...

An invasive bug species has been spotted in the tall tree canopies of Lakewood, which has the potential to negatively impact Pacific Northwest forests.

Late last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced rule changes that would impact habitats and listing or delisting ...