What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the ...

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

A luna begins life as one of up to 300 eggs deposited by a female moth on an appropriate host plant. Suitable fodder includes tree species such as beech, cherry, hickory and walnut.

The caterpillars (and the adult moths) are very similar in appearance — 2¼ inches long, pale green with four long, bright red knobs on top of the head, and a yellow knob above its tail end.

Click on the right arrow to see the moth in its caterpillar stage and a full view of the adult moth. Biology in the background. The luna moth – named after the Roman moon goddess, Luna – lives in ...

Luna moths live on the leaf energy that the caterpillars stored the previous summer. The adult moths don't eat; they don't have mouths. Their only purpose is to mate, and they only live about a week.

This week’s featured creature is a majestic, night dwelling moth of the forest with a fleeting adult lifespan. Actias luna, the luna moth, is one of the most visually stunning moths in North ...

To learn more about moths, including the Luna, celebrate National Moth Week at an evening program on Friday, July 25, at New Jersey Audubon’s Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 Hardscrabble ...