It’s a long time from late January to late May. The days are getting longer and we might see some different behavior with birds and squirrels at the feeders. Canine breeding season is beginning to ...

When cocoon spotting, be prepared to search for a bit to find their hidden, silken lairs wrapped in fallen leaves, attached ...

Having an interest in butterflies and moths keeps me searching for caterpillars from summer till fall, and for the cocoons of moths throughout the winter. Caterpillars can be quite difficult to find ...

A thunderstorm loomed in the distance, soaking rains just minutes away. On a young red maple tree, a newly enclosed cecropia moth slowly pumped its wings. Freshly emerged from its cocoon, it has one ...

June means warm nights, summer solstice, fireflies … and the seldom-seen giant silk moths. Giant silk moths are members of the family Saturniidae and include some of the most spectacular native large ...

Larger than a monarch butterfly but residing in the same realm of beauty, cecropia moths with wing spans of 5 to 7 inches are out and if you’re lucky, like the folks at Tree Pittsburgh, you might just ...

I was walking along the shore of a lake on a late spring morning. I located a spider orb web (the circular ones) here. Typically, such webs are made in the previous evening to snare night flying ...

ST. JOHN -- A year is an awfully long time to wait for something miraculous to happen, but if you're going to baby-sit a cecropia moth cocoon, you'd better be prepared to wait. Last September, 10-year ...

The Cecropia moth, North America's largest native moth, is a striking insect known for its velvety body, bold patterns, and impressive wingspan. Found east of the Rocky Mountains, it undergoes ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's largest moth is also North America's largest moth and it can be found as far north as the lower providences of Canada and as far south as Florida. The hyalophora ...

Dorothy Flood-Granat is looking for a mate – for her female cecropia moth, that is. The Stow resident recently posted a request for a male moth on NextDoor, a social networking service for ...