'A moth is a butterfly suffering from poor public relations,’ an enthusiast once remarked and, although he was joking, he’s right — we celebrate our butterflies, but neglect our moths. Physiologically ...
We'd all agree that in a beauty pageant involving butterflies and moths, the chances that the latter will win against their more flamboyant cousins are slim. But, that's only because most of us have ...
ONE remarkable circumstance noticeable in the present plethora of works on British butterflies and moths, is that almost every new one is composed on a different plan. The present book reminds us a ...
This book illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, wide-spread, important, or unusual North American species of Lepidoptera. Sign up for Smithsonian e-news arrow-right ...
For beginners, the Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland by Paul Waring and Martin Townsend is the easiest to use. For those branching out into micro-moths, the photographic guide ...
ENTMAIN copy 39088019137116 purchased from the Thompson Endowment. Summary "Pug moths (Geometridae: Eupithecia, Chloroclystis, Pasiphila and Gymnoscelis) are probably the most difficult of the ...
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced the first detection of an invasive insect pest, the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis), in the Commonwealth.
Scientists who discovered a new species of alpine moth have used their findings to crack a 180-year-old mystery around the identification of another species of the insect. Two researchers from ...
A moth with ribbon-like wings is captivating visitors. The African Moon Moth, native to eastern and southern Africa, is now ...