A cocoon is distinct from both a pupa and chrysalis. It is a hard, silk shell that a moth larva weaves around itself before it enters the pupa stage of metamorphosis.

Canadian paleontologists have uncovered Mosura fentoni, a 506-million-year-old predator with moth-like features, providing valuable insights into the anatomy of extinct radiodonts.

Don’t touch that! What to know about the itchy invasion of tussock moth caterpillars that are now back in the Lowcountry.

It’s that time of year again: fir tussock moth season. If you’re in Florida and have ventured outside lately anywhere with oak trees, you may have encountered a unique caterpillar — or ...

The caterpillars, identified as the larvae of the fir tussock moth, white-marked tussock moth and the rare definite tussock moth, are a seasonal phenomenon in North Florida.

Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed on oak trees, among many others. Every year they hatch around the same time trees are getting new leaves ...

Clearwater Parks officials are warning of an increase in tussock moth caterpillars, the fuzzy caterpillars that cause a stinging rash if you touch them.

You have likely seen tussock moth caterpillars around your home or at local parks in the past few weeks. These hairy insects can give you a rash if you touch them.

However, the sphinx moths do not either transport or sequester plant molecular defenses. They utilize plant molecular defenses but with another technique. Endoparasite pupae spill from a sphinx moth ...

I cracked open the puparium and endosymbiont pupae spilled out. They had completely consumed all of the moth, leaving the sphinx puparium fully packed with endosymbiont pupae.

Is this a tussock vs. monarch caterpillar scenario? Should I remove tussock caterpillars to help save the beleaguered monarchs? The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area.