Roberta Sage of Brookshire emailed me a photo of a large, dark-colored moth she found sitting on the overhang of her porch one evening. "When I first caught a glimpse of that beautiful, big creature, ...

It’s been almost 15 years since the last recorded Chicago sighting of the insect known as the black witch, a moth so large that when it’s flying at night it’s often mistaken for a bat. With a wingspan ...

After a four-year hiatus, black witch moths – imposing but harmless creatures with a 7-inch wingspan – have begun to show up in large numbers again across Southern California, including Orange County.

The Clements-Crowley family live in a rural area of southwest Dayton where a variety of Mother Nature’s critters and insects visit from time to time. Recently on an 85-degree July day, they noticed a ...

Did you know that moths are more numerous than butterflies? There are approximately eight to 10 moth species for each butterfly species. Despite these numbers, moths are more inconspicuous than ...

A giant moth native to South and Central America has been spotted in Chicago. South Shore resident Eric Allix Rogers captured a photo of the creature he says landed on the basement door to his ...

A giant moth found in Chicago on Friday is far from home. Eric Allix Rogers snapped a photo of the black witch moth when it landed on the door to his apartment building, the Chicago Tribune reported.