The concept of moths being attracted to light is so established that it’s found in poems, song lyrics, and folklore. These ...

South of Fall Creek by the edge of the woods, the moths would gather. They were, of course, drawn by light—set out by a ...

Artificial lighting is responsible for a 33% decline in the U.K.’s moth population. Specific 450-nanometer wavelengths create a permanent lock on nocturnal navigation systems. New energy-efficient ...

Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tra ...

Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, they fly roughly 600 miles to caves embedded in the Australian Alps. The moths ...

Many moths will rest on tree trunks, perfectly disguised as a bit of bark, moss or lichen. They are often incredibly hard to spot, but persistent searching can pay off. This month you might encounter ...

New research reveals that migrating moths rely on both visual signals and Earth’s magnetic field to guide their nighttime ...