It’s a long time from late January to late May. The days are getting longer and we might see some different behavior with birds and squirrels at the feeders. Canine breeding season is beginning to ...

A thunderstorm loomed in the distance, soaking rains just minutes away. On a young red maple tree, a newly enclosed cecropia moth slowly pumped its wings. Freshly emerged from its cocoon, it has one ...

Having an interest in butterflies and moths keeps me searching for caterpillars from summer till fall, and for the cocoons of moths throughout the winter. Caterpillars can be quite difficult to find ...

Cis Pecarich shared these photos of a Cecropia moth, shortly after emerging from it's cocoon. She writes, "I found the twig on the ground on the trail and brought it home and put it on my (wind)chimes ...

Larger than a monarch butterfly but residing in the same realm of beauty, cecropia moths with wing spans of 5 to 7 inches are out and if you’re lucky, like the folks at Tree Pittsburgh, you might just ...

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 ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen these creatures in the summer ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's largest moth is also North America's largest moth and it can be found as far north as the lower providences of Canada and as far south as Florida. The hyalophora ...