The forewings are brown with one large dark spot and two smaller dark spots, although these often rub off on older specimens. This moth has a wingspan of 9-16mm. The head is coated with grey hairs.

These are some of the identifying characteristics of the Douglas fir tussock moth caterpillar: Approximately 1.25 inches (3.2 ...

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slowing flapping its wings to imitate snake head and neck movements and scare away predators. Atlas moth caterpillars also produce silk similar to the product created by domesticated silkworms. It is ...

In short order, boxwood plants become brown and bare. Other evidence of the moth is fine silken web pockets found in winter where larvae hibernate, only to emerge to resume eating in spring.

Check in these spots for signs of creamy white larvae with a brown head. They're hard to miss as one female moth can deposit anywhere from 50 to 1,000 eggs at a time! They’re also known to leave ...

Helsinki Zoo launches its first insect conservation project to protect the critically endangered Depressaria chaerophylli ...