Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. With a wingspan of just 2.5 millimetres, the Stigmella maya is one of the most petite moths known to science. But just how ...
The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, with a wingspan stretching up to 27 centimetres across - that’s wider than a human handspan. And the caterpillars of the species reach up to ...
the second-largest moth species in North America. Fewer than 18 percent of the native moth caterpillars survived on the heavily defended leaves, compared to a much higher survival rate for those ...
WASHINGTON— After more than 30 years of consideration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today finalized the listing of the rare bog buck moth as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. But the ...