But just how miniature do you need to be to qualify as a micro-moth? The scientific name for butterflies and moths is Lepidoptera. Museum curator David Lees specialises in the smallest species, ...

This welcome addition to Iowa’s popular series of laminated guides illustrates fifty-one species of moths commonly found in the Upper Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, ...

Nearly 2,000 moths were caught, identified and released as part of the project A six-month study has identified more than 200 species of moths in south west Scotland. Dozens of traps were set ...

Show your class the different types of tree bark. Get your class to predict which colour of peppered moth might be better camouflaged. Test predictions by moving the moth pictures onto the different ...

A good night now will be just as rich as 20 years ago, with about 500 individuals and 200 species in my moth trap.” Elephant hawk moths, silver clouds, shoulder-striped wainscots and many other ...

This study reveals that female moths utilize ultrasonic sounds emitted by dehydrated plants to inform their oviposition decisions, highlighting sound as a potential sensory cue for optimal host plant ...

Moths are crucial for the survival of many bat, bird and other mammal species as they are an important part of the food chain. If you can attract moths into your garden, you'll also start to ...

Moths study key to 200-year-long nature project Pollination threatened by artificial light Study finds hundreds of species of moths Over the past decade, public anxiety about the role of our ...