Entomologist Floyd Shockley drove across the country to pick up a premier butterfly and moth collection Jack Tamisiea The new acquisition contains butterflies and moths from around the world and ...

MILLERSBURG – Encased in a series of cabinets, dozens of moth and butterfly displays sit in neatly arranged frames and mounts, waiting to be unearthed for its next showing. More than 18,000 of the ...

I’m sure I’m not the only one cursing moths as I swat them out of light fixtures. Collected from the early 19th century ...

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand.

View part of James Nebel’s butterfly and moth collection at the Budding Rose Gallery, 510 S. Whitman Ave. in Rosalia, Wash., during the town’s fall festival on Saturday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 ...

Historically, insect collecting was (and still is) a widespread and very popular educational hobby. But the earliest insect collectors weren't professional entomologists -- they were hobbyists. Herman ...

While digitising the Museum's micromoth collection, a leopard moth collected by Sir Richard Owen - the founder of the Museum - was rediscovered. This is the only insect in the Museum's entire ...

Catching moths fascinated Denis de Lucca when, as a child, he joined his father on his night-time excursions to study small insects. The late Carmel de Lucca, who had a passion for entomology, would ...