Saya Novinger took this photo of a Western Eyed Sphinx Moth as it rested on ivy growing on the side of a fence.

It’s the time of year to keep your eyes peeled for browntail moth webs, as they’re more active as the weather warms.

Or the chocolate moth, which is dark brown with light, coloured stripes and a delicate lacy pattern on the edges of its wings ... and the Io moth’s huge, eye-like spots – which are probably ...

The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

The larvae of the brown scale moth (Mataeomera coccophaga), for instance ... lace-like net pattern of veins on their wings. A blue-eyed lacewing (Nymphes myrmeleonides). Image credit: Tanya Latty, ...

It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to see them flitting around light sources at night than you ...

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Its color ranges from a pale lemon yellow to a lush gold, and it has huge black eyes ... Shutterstock.com This beautiful moth of the palest yellow is found in Europe and the temperate areas of Asia.

However the name is fitting since the red wings do gather in large ... The females are brown with a streaked breast and a light streak over each eye. The easiest way to identify them, at least ...

There is no stripping of foliage as with gypsy moth caterpillars ... Most of the body is black. Its legs and eyes are reddish. Some of the veins in the nearly transparent wings are orange (Figure 2).