Males have mostly black wings with beige borders; females appear more colorful with reddish-brown bodies ... It’s as big as a large butterfly but it’s actually a moth, a female promethea.

which is dark brown with light, coloured stripes and a delicate lacy pattern on the edges of its wings. Check out our gallery to see more magical-looking moths! Butterflies don’t tend to be ...

The central and South American genus Caligo has large round eyespots on their hindwings which resemble owl eyes - giving them their common name of owl butterflies. Some butterflies and moths have ...

Sweetbay magnolias can attract butterflies to your garden ... sweetbay silkmoth (Callosamia securifera), a large, yellowish to orange-brown moth found in the southeast. Like swallowtail larvae ...

During the Industrial Revolution, the light, speckled British peppered moth stood out against ... anynana butterflies emerging from their pupa, and I saw the [pure homozygous mutant] phenotype—the ...

No challenge is too much for these butterflies ... Its large size means it is able to pollinate bigger plants that other insects cannot manage. Sadly, its habitat is being rapidly cut down to make way ...