It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized ... and neck movements and scare away predators. Atlas moth caterpillars also produce silk ...

As a caterpillar, it lives and feeds on coniferous trees ... made of coarse brown silk (this moth belongs to the family Saturniidae, also known as giant silk moths). Inside the pupa, its metamorphosis ...

The saturniid or giant silk moths are well named. Their large size—up to 6.5 ... that hover like hummingbirds when nectar-feeding at dusk and even in daylight. The caterpillars of both ...

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...