South of Fall Creek by the edge of the woods, the moths would gather. They were, of course, drawn by light—set out by a ...

The concept of moths being attracted to light is so established that it’s found in poems, song lyrics, and folklore. These ...

Moths are flying later into the year as warmer falls extend their season, giving some species time for additional generations before winter.

Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tra ...

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