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 ...

Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen these creatures in the summer, fluttering by your porch light in the evening ...

Earlier this month, Zannah Brown was relaxing in her Kilworth backyard with a cup of tea when her daughter noticed a giant moth. With its wings fanned out, it was about the size of Brown's hand. "It ...

For one student of entomology, a routine moment outside their workplace turned into a memorable wildlife sighting. The poster ...

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 ...

When Shafer farmer Dan Sheild was pruning his stone-fruit trees last fall, he was observant enough to distinguish a cocoon from what could have been easily dismissed as dried leaf. He kept it ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen these creatures in the summer ...