In the dense rainforests of northern Australia and South-East Asia, a master of disguise flutters through the shadows. The ...

Researchers from Murdoch University and The University of Western Australia found the forewings of the fruit-sucking moth ...

Scientists have described a nocturnal moth's unique evolutionary trick in replicating the appearance of 3D leaf, with potential applications for the development of advanced camouflage materials and ...

They hatch in the late summer and early fall, gorge themselves on leaves until winter arrives, and then form a tough cocoon, in which they will stay as a pupa all winter before emerging as a moth in ...

This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult. The silvery, sac-shaped cocoon of the Madagascan moon moth has many holes on the surface and ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

Later, a similar burst of growth turns the pupa into the adult moth. Working with radioactive tracers and delicate chemical tests, Dr. Williams and colleagues followed the progress of this two ...