Dr Ilik Saccheri explains the science behind biology's most famous insect (video by Victoria Gill) Scientists have discovered the specific mutation that famously turned moths black during the ...

Ascalapha odorata, sometimes known as The Black Witch is a migratory moth found commonly in the tropics of the Americas 1. This moth is the largest insect in the continental United States with a ...

However, some moths still have fearsome-sounding names and two of the more conspicuous species occurring in our region are the black witch moth and the rabbitbush hooded owlet moth. Although much ...

A critically-endangered moth indigenous to the east Kent countryside has had a bumper year after its habitat was restored by farmers. In 1995, the black-veined moth was close to extinction due to ...