This rearing caterpillar will eventually transform into an owl moth – which gets its name from the brown, tan, and black pattern on the wings of the adult moth because they resemble owl feathers. Get ...

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 ...

Similarly to many other species of saturniids, the Madagascan moon moth has eyespots on its wings. From these, the moth receives its genus name Argema, meaning 'speckled eye' in Greek. These eyespots ...