What you see here is the amazing caterpillar of Saturniidae moth. The family Saturniidae includes the largest species of ...

The rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) is a species within the Saturniidae family, which contains some of the largest species of moths in the world including royal moths, emperor moths, and ...

Ryan meets with Barbara van Asch, a senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University, to discuss the mopane worm, whose genetic ...

This is the face of an adult female luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth. It belongs to the family Saturniidae, also known as giant silk moths. In the main image, you can see ...

The hyalophora cecropia moth—commonly referred to as a cecropia moth—is a member of the Saturniidae family of moths, which are prized for their large size and appearance.

Hind wings can grow skinny “tails” of outrageous length among species in the moon moth family (Saturniidae) as shown in selected illustrations from an 1872 book. Florida Museum of Natural History ...

20 Moth Species More Beautiful Than Butterflies. In an impressive array of shapes, sizes, and colors, these are just a few of the beautiful moth species that give butterflies a run for the money.

Unusual cocoons. The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood.The ...

The Luna moth represents rebirth, transformation, ... which indicates that it is a member of the silk moth family. ... some other large Saturniidae moths may live up to 2-3 weeks as adults.

The world’s largest moth was found in Washington state, but it is also home to more moths that could eat your clothes, plants and find their way into your home.

Just like other species in the Saturniidae silk moth family, adult rosy maple moths don’t have mouths or digestive systems, so they can’t eat. Since they only live for 2 to 9 months, ...