Eggs hatch in late spring. Caterpillars eat leaves through midsummer. Caterpillars pupate and transform into moths in late July and August. Moths live only a few days to mate, lay eggs and then die.

Credit: Getty Images The Luna Moth is the fairy of the insect world with pale green wings shaped like leaves and long, streaming tails. Its mission is to mate before its short life ends, usually ...

They flutter under streetlights, chew holes in old jumpers, and vanish before you get a proper look at them, but moths are much more than just nighttime nuisances. These insects have surprisingly ...

We most commonly see woolly bear caterpillars in the fall. I always smile when I see the first one. But have you ever thought about where they come from? I mean, since they are caterpillars, they must ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early April — when the adult codling moth, a little grayish-brown lepidopteran, ...

As daylight hours lengthen and temperatures begin to warm, you might notice something fluttering in the tops of the still-bare trees around Maine. It’s the silvery, silky nests of the brown tail moth ...