A thunderstorm loomed in the distance, soaking rains just minutes away. On a young red maple tree, a newly enclosed cecropia moth slowly pumped its wings. Freshly emerged from its cocoon, it has one ...

The Cecropia moth, North America's largest native moth, is a striking insect known for its velvety body, bold patterns, and impressive wingspan. Found east of the Rocky Mountains, it undergoes ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan's largest moth is also North America's largest moth and it can be found as far north as the lower providences of Canada and as far south as Florida. The hyalophora ...

Larger than a monarch butterfly but residing in the same realm of beauty, cecropia moths with wing spans of 5 to 7 inches are out and if you’re lucky, like the folks at Tree Pittsburgh, you might just ...

Cis Pecarich shared these photos of a Cecropia moth, shortly after emerging from it's cocoon. She writes, "I found the twig on the ground on the trail and brought it home and put it on my (wind)chimes ...

Looks like: Red body with a white or tan collar, and bands around the abdomen. Wings are dark brown with a frosted appearance caused by white hair-like scales and crescent spots. The wing span is 5-7 ...

Laura Berlage had just impressed the students by showing them North Star Homestead Farm’s furry Kunekune pigs—a heritage breed from New Zealand that were made famous by their appearance in “The Hobbit ...

Cecropia moths are grayish-brown with large white spots and red bands on the wings. Io and rosy maple moths are a bit smaller than the larger members of this group, but what they lack in size, they ...

With a wingspan of six inches or more, the cecropia moth is the largest moth native to North America. Elizabeth Ketchum Special to The Island Packet/ The Beaufort Gazette With a wingspan of six inches ...

To some people the night world is mysterious and terrifying. To others it’s a fascinating place to explore the varied life forms that await the rise of the moon before taking center stage from the sun ...

A 16-year-old aspiring entomologist from the Saint Andrews area found three rare cecropia moths in her neighbourhood. After one of them laid eggs, Jannique Mulder-Slater of Bocabec decided to raise ...

Dorothy Flood-Granat is looking for a mate – for her female cecropia moth, that is. The Stow resident recently posted a request for a male moth on NextDoor, a social networking service for ...