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 ...

According to the article authors, George Hampson recorded Mimeusemia ceylonica at Thirukonamalai in Sri Lanka in 1893, and it was not recorded elsewhere across the world since then. THOOTHUKUDI: ...

An invasive species of caterpillar has been seen occasionally in the United States over the last couple of decades, but scientists have only just discovered the scale of devastation they can wreak on ...

"We won't know for certain whether some rarer species will be found again, which makes every sighting exciting." ...

First, it was the spotted lanternfly wreaking havoc and killing trees and shrubbery in Bucks County and throughout Pennsylvania. Now, there's another invasive species chewing through vast numbers of ...

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.

The scientists who have been working on changing an invasive moth’s common name, which included an ethnic slur, have made their decision. Previously known as “gypsy moth,” the species Lymantria dispar ...

More than 100 species of moths became darker to blend in with pollution during Britain’s industrial revolution, but did these different moth species all rely on the same gene to adapt? Two color ...

Two species of moths have been spotted at a Dumfriesshire nature reserve for the first time in decades. A recent moth trapping session at National Trust for Scotland’s Grey Mare’s Tail nature reserve ...

A lifelong moth enthusiast has discovered a new species at her local park in Ealing, west London. Barbara Mulligan caught the tiny insect in her moth trap at Walpole Park and sent it to the Natural ...