A strikingly handsome emerald-green moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in South Africa by citizen scientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth ...

Two African Moon Moths, one of the rarest nocturnal species in the world, have just hatched at the Natural History Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Known for their striking emerald-green wings dotted with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A South African moth last observed around the year 1875 was recently rediscovered thanks to citizen science, ...

NAIROBI—Looking for a good home: 4.2 million butterflies. Steve Collins started collecting butterflies at age 5 on his family’s coffee farm on the flanks of Mount Elgon. He’s 74 now, and racing ...

Red and black are nature’s way of saying, “Don’t mess with me.” The Cinnabar Moth wears its warning loud and proud. This moth is found throughout Europe and was introduced in North America for weed ...

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life. Across the planet, billions of the insects take flight on their nocturnal errands. Few places host more species than California ...