This story appears in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Light green, long winged, and roughly the size of a playing card, the luna moth is a striking creature. It’s a clever ...

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 ...

Spinning tails on the moths' wingtips scramble bats' echolocation signals to keep the moths from being eaten Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our ...

Leave the Leaves campaigns aim to provide food and shelter for insects at a time when studies show drastic population declines.

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Sweet gum trees (Liquidambar styraciflua), also called sweetgum trees, are known for their distinctive, five-pointed glossy green leaves that turn yellow, gold, red, pink ... eat the seeds. Many moth ...

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It also provides protective resting locations for the next generation of memorable insects like American Bumble Bees, fireflies, butterflies like Swallowtails, Fritillary and Red-Banded Hairstreaks, ...