Female arctiid moths (Utetheisa ornatrix) prefer to mate with large males. There is evidence that the female benefits both phenotypically and genetically. In October 24 Nature, Vikram Iyengar and ...

Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. This creature has been romantically dubbed the mandolin moth by scientists because the male serenades the female when it is time to mate. The hind wings of the male ...

Whether male or female, the transformation from caterpillar to moth is a fatal one for every Atlas. When the Atlas moth emerges from its cocoon, it's an awesome sight, with beautiful ruby colored ...

You might notice strange-looking bands on fruit trees in New York. If you do see one, leave it there. Someone put it there ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early ...

Spongy moth egg mass surveys are the best way to determine the need for treatment. Female moths lay light tan egg masses — each containing 100 to 1,500 eggs — on trees, rocks and other ...

84, No. 2, Jun., 2001 Moth Experience and Not Plant Injury Aff... Moth Experience and Not Plant Injury Affected Female Cabbage Looper Moth (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Orientation to Potato Plants This is ...

Male silkworm moths are known to search for female moths by using their antennae to detect pheromones that the females emit. Shinshu University Associate Prof. Daigo Terutsuki, 36, a researcher at ...