Animals are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate. Each day, an estimated 200 species go extinct. Some of the ...

A moth specimen collected roughly 170 years ago by the famed naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace sat neglected in museum storage for more than a century and a half before researchers finally identified ...

European Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), with a currently known inventory of approximately 11,000 species, are generally considered well-researched. However, a new genus and species from the ...

Sometimes, a creature unknown to science hides in plain sight without anyone realizing its significance. In the case of one ...

Ohio’s moth fauna is incredibly diverse. At least 2,000 species have been documented, and scores of others await discovery. I once heard an expert on “micro-moths” say that if we could find all of ...

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand.

A university student's research project has uncovered a rare moth species not recorded in a county for more than 80 years.

The number of moths captured in fields this spring is a good indication corn growers in the Midwest need to make preliminary plans to address insect feeding this season. Black Cutworm And True ...