When cocoon spotting, be prepared to search for a bit to find their hidden, silken lairs wrapped in fallen leaves, attached ...

Luna moths have extremely short life spans after emerging from their cocoon. Read here to learn about this process!

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 ...

Having an interest in butterflies and moths keeps me searching for caterpillars from summer till fall, and for the cocoons of moths throughout the winter. Caterpillars can be quite difficult to find ...

A mention of silk moths may conjure up images of China where, for millennia, fibers teased from cocoons of domesticated silk moths (Bombyx mori) have been used to manufacture silk, and the producers, ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

Gunnia Devi believes she will be spared from leprosy, at least in her next life, because she now earns her living by producing "nonviolent" silk. Devi, 42, and scores of others who have been cured of ...