A cecropia moth is hard to miss in the garden. Learn facts about one of the largest and most beautiful moths in America.

There’s the Atlas moth, of course, but... oh damn, what’s that in the distance? Is it a small bird? A delightfully fluffy ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth ... but they do not feed at all after they have emerged from the cocoon. The proboscis, ...

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult.