The notion of species may underpin almost every aspect of biology, yet scientists can't agree on a single definition. Time ...

A species of moth that was first described in 1818 was believed to be a single species. However, it has since been discovered that it is actually a complex of species, eight of which are found in ...

Pune: Scientists from the western regional centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Pune have discovered a new species of forester moth in Karnataka’s Kali Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghats, ...

Found in the Amazon, Pantanal, and Atlantic Forest, they were distinguished from what was previously known as a single ...

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 ...

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.

My first sighting of a cecropia moth was from a boat. It was a sunny morning, and I was paddling along the lakeshore, expecting to see familiar birds. Instead, my eye was drawn to a large, brown spot ...

I was looking at the photo accompanying this column when my granddaughter, Olivia, came in to say goodnight. “That’s a pretty picture!” she exclaimed. “That looks like a butterfly, it is so pretty.

A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They stood out as unusual ...