The family Saturniidae includes the largest species of moths which generally feature heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales ...

or ocelli – six per side (4); and its chewing mouthparts (5), which are powered by muscles that fill most of its head. Click on the right arrow to see what the adult moth looks like. Biology in the ...

That makes moths twice as old as butterflies. As adults, these moths have chewing mouthparts. Today they use these jaws to eat flower pollen. This suggests these ancient moths contributed to the ...

Despite their somewhat intimidating size and rapid movements, hummingbird moths pose no danger to humans. They lack the stingers and biting mouthparts that some other insects have. Instead, these ...

Adults brood from May through July; however, their presence is ephemeral because the adult moths lack functional mouthparts and — similar to silk moths — do not feed. Larvae feed upon foliage ...

These cases have made the study of bagworm moth larval growth rates difficult ... eyes, antennae, and mouthparts entirely… which is really weird, right?" Given that two experts confirmed ...