William Grant in Great Bridge sent photos of a clear-winged moth, a day flying moth that behaves somewhat like a hummingbird. Though much smaller than a hummingbird, It is often called a hummingbird ...

Butterflies might get all the credit for being the pretty ones, but moths can definitely share the spotlight. Some of these creatures have wings that shimmer, colors that rival gemstones, and patterns ...

A new study revises the taxonomy of the Dioptinae, a subfamily of moths that have conquered the day in the tropical Americas. The roughly 500 described dioptines have a wide diversity of wing types -- ...

Travelers to the neotropics—the tropical lands of the Americas—might be forgiven for thinking that all of the colorful insects flittering over sunny puddles or among dense forest understory are ...

Luna moths - arguably the most spectacular moths in North America - deflect bat attacks with their ornate wing tails. Photo: Robert Marien/Corbis Animals have evolved countless ways to avoid being ...

Moths are furry in a way that butterflies are not, and the big species have plump bodies, thick, powdery coats and antennae shaped like fossilized ferns. Many people know the swallow-tailed luna moth ...

The Luna Moth, as a winged adult, can live up to a week before it mates, lays eggs and the life cycle begins again. Like most moths it is is mostly seen at night. It's wingspan can be up to 4 1/2 ...