Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England.

I’m not sure how I saw it, it all happened so quickly, but out of the corner of my eye I watched a small green-winged creature ricochet off the tractor-trailer driving in front of me. When it hit the ...

Luna wings can span up to 4.5 inches. Several other large silk moths that visit the porch are equally impressive. Polyphemus and Cecropia moths are even larger than Lunas. Polyphemus moths are named ...

I was walking along the shore of a lake on a late spring morning. I located a spider orb web (the circular ones) here. Typically, such webs are made in the previous evening to snare night flying ...

To some people the night world is mysterious and terrifying. To others it’s a fascinating place to explore the varied life forms that await the rise of the moon before taking center stage from the sun ...

June means warm nights, summer solstice, fireflies … and the seldom-seen giant silk moths. Giant silk moths are members of the family Saturniidae and include some of the most spectacular native large ...

For the first time in United States history, individuals and organizations across the nation will come together to celebrate moths and biodiversity during National Moth Week July 23-29. There are more ...

This is the time of year when large moths are sometimes found at ground level in the early morning. For the most part, these moths have already laid eggs and are near the end of their lives. These ...

Moths are "butterflies of the night," as local naturalists John and Gloria Tveten call them. The colorful creatures are more likely to show up under a porch light than on a flower as butterflies do. I ...

Having tapped out this column for nearly 17 years, the seasonal calls have gotten somewhat predictable. During the fall migration readers phone or write with observations of strange birds. In late ...