Avid nature watcher David John spotted a neat caterpillar in his wife’s garden early in October, then caught the adult form as it emerged days later. The fantastic green ribbed caterpillar with a tan ...

Who doesn’t get excited upon finding a huge moth? While we don’t have the diversity of butterflies and moths found in the tropics, we do have some remarkable species up here. The one I found the other ...

Just in time to celebrate National Pollinator Week, a striking looking Polyphemus moth landed on Liz Costales’ porch in Glenwood. Because this moth has such colorful eyespots on her wings, the beauty ...

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

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Moths are those “mysterious butterflies" that fly around at night, fluttering at our porch lights or around our windowsills. Midsummer is a great time for spotting these beauties in the northern ...

Appearance: Tan, beige or chestnut brown. Wing span of 4-6 inches. Two bold, owl-like fake eyes on its hind wings. Thick feathery antennae, especially on the males. Distribution: Widely distributed ...