A cecropia moth is hard to miss in the garden. Learn facts about one of the largest and most beautiful moths in America.

It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

When the moths emerge from their cocoons as adults, they no longer feed on plants to survive. Although they have both a mouth and a gut, neither functions. As they have no way to take in energy, the ...

One species of moth in Madagascar, the Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica, sucks the tears from underneath the eyelids of birds while they sleep. Their mouth parts are shaped like a harpoon, and are used to ...

Only certain moths build cocoons ... And by day 16, the adult's legs, wings, eyes, and mouth are all present and in working order. Now, two weeks is a remarkably short time for all of this ...