A recent study has explored how changes in moth abundance affect insect-eating birds in Finland. The findings, published in ...

Some caterpillars even develop disguises that, combined with particular behaviour, startle predators. For example, the eyespots of the elephant hawkmoth caterpillar are thought to make it look like a ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

Sussex Wildlife Trust said August is the best time of year to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars – the elephant hawk-moth – and this has proved to be the case. Dozens of people ...