These large butterflies do not migrate like monarchs. They glide through fields and farmlands and frequent urban landscapes.

Why wasn’t this ever mentioned in The Very Hungry Caterpillar? It turns out, some caterpillars aren’t content with eating through apples, salami, and a piece of cherry pie – they're insatiable ...

New research reveals how "plastivore" caterpillars can metabolically degrade plastics in a matter of days, not decades, and ...

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

The black-and-white nymphs may be crawling all over your flower beds. You're skirting (or smashing) the red-and-black ...

As the sunshine finally returns, gardeners across the UK are being warned to stay alert for an increasingly destructive pest – the box tree moth. Known for causing serious damage to boxwood hedges, ...

Green-yellow caterpillars with black heads Webbing in and around the foliage Skeletonised leaves or thinning patches Adult moths (White-winged with a brown border) ...

Researchers in Hawaii have discovered a rare, carnivorous caterpillar with a gruesomely unique behavior: It camouflages itself in insect remains as it trespasses into a spiderweb—then it eats ...

A rare Hyposmocoma caterpillar, nicknamed the "bone collector," discovered in Oʻahu, Hawaii, uses dead insect parts to disguise itself on spider webs The newly identified species is carnivorous ...

A rare Hyposmocoma caterpillar, nicknamed the "bone collector," discovered in Oʻahu, Hawaii, uses dead insect parts to disguise itself on spider webs The newly identified species is carnivorous and ...