My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...

The great Mormon butterfly is one in every 10,000 butterflies who is half male and half female. Scientists explained this butterfly have a rare condition known as "Gynandromorphism" which occurs when ...

Moths are a group of insects in the Lepidoptera order and are often viewed as the plainer relatives of the more glamorous butterfly. However, moths are important animals in their own right. They play ...

Zoological Survey of India scientists discovered two new lichen moth species—*Caulocera hollowayi* and *Asura buxa*—in the eastern Himalayas. The findings, published in *Zootaxa*, enhance understandin ...

A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

The arogos skipper is an endangered butterfly that was once common throughout much of the United States but has since been reduced to a few small populations. Researchers are studying a population in ...

Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity ...

Atlas moths are some of the most beautiful moths on earth, but that comes at a price. Discover why people pay top dollar for ...

New research reveals how the invasive fall armyworm uses a combination of the Earth's magnetic field and visual cues to navigate during night-time migration.

Discover why tiny Amazon insects are so vulnerable to heat and what their decline could mean for forests, wildlife, and people.

Spongy moth caterpillars can feed on more than 300 tree species, including some of Minnesota’s most common trees.