Plume moths are unusual as they have wings split into distinct lobes or plumes and look superficially like tiny feathers. They are delicate creatures, and as they fly by night, they are only seen if...
Category: Insects
The caterpillars of most moths do relatively little damage to their food plants. However, some tussock moths increase in numbers to such an extent that their caterpillars can defoliate entire...
Carpet and pug moths are named for their small size and attractively patterned wings, not because of carpets and dogs. There are over 6,000 species of Carpet and Pug moths worldwide. Carpet moths...
You will likely see one of the five hundred species of swift moth fluttering around the garden on a warm evening in June or July, soon after the sun has gone down. Swift moths comprise over 500...
To many people, a compost heap is nothing more than a pile of useless rubbish of kitchen waste and garden weeds. However, inside, a compost heap teems with life, from bacteria, worms, proliferating...
While out walking recently, I noticed a dead caterpillar. Around it were the barrel-shaped pupal cases of tachinid flies, a large family of flies whose larvae feed internally on caterpillars.Most...