Learn how to create stunning container gardens that support and attract butterflies, using tips from author and garden expert ...

Butterflies (Papilionoidea) come in a remarkable variety of colors and patterns, from the orange-colored majesty of the monarch to the lustrous red and blue patterns of the peacock butterfly, but all ...

The Great Salt Lake Is Swarming With Billions Of Brine Flies Just in time for tourist season, billions of brine flies are hatching at the Great Salt Lake. Although they've got a bad reputation among ...

Did you know that caterpillars come from butterfly eggs? See pictures of butterflies laying eggs on their host plants.

A pair of large moths, which are the size of a human hand, were recently observed mating just hours after hatching at the Museum of Natural History and Environmental Culture in Mexico City.

CORRECTS BUTTERFLY TO MOTH - Maria Eugenia Diaz Batres, a biologist, looks at a moth emerging from a cocoon while hanging from a clothesline in the gardens of the Natural History Museum in Mexico ...

Atlas moth. Image via Unsplash Despite being frequently called a butterfly in casual conversation and some media, the Atlas moth is definitively a moth, possessing all the characteristic features that ...

Photographer and National Geographic Explorer Rena Effendi learned that a little-known species was named after her late father, a renowned butterfly expert. The discovery took her on a journey ...

Learn more about what bagworms are, what they look like, and how to get rid of these pests before they destroy your foliage.

Have you ever wondered how long butterflies live? Click here to read about the life cycle and lifespan of a butterfly.

Eggs hatch into caterpillars; caterpillars shed tight skins and construct cocoons, where they sprout wings and transform into butterflies.

When it came time for the butterfly and silkworm caterpillars to build their respective chrysalises and cocoons, the team watched as the insects each spun silk into net-like pads.