Using their large feathery antenna, male silk moths can detect pheromones a mile away. Capture a female silk moth, and you may be able to lure in some amorous males. Place the female in a paper bag ...

Enlarged Model of female silk moth, can be taken apart for study. Made by the firm started by French naturalist and anatomist Louis Auzoux. Transferred from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture sericulture ...

‘Tis the season to enjoy large, winged creatures on the back porch. And I’m not referring to birds. I’m describing some of the more conspicuous giant silk moths. Members of the family Saturniidae, ...

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 ...

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, ...