Males have mostly black wings with beige borders ... Their wingspan ranges from approximately 3 to 4 inches. Promethea silk moths flit through the eastern half of the United States.

Silk moths blow away every belief you’ve ever ... The large eyespots on their wings help scare off predators. If you look ...

slowing flapping its wings to imitate snake head and neck movements and scare away predators. Atlas moth caterpillars also produce silk similar to the product created by domesticated silkworms. It is ...

The saturniid or giant silk moths are well named. Their large size—up to 6.5 inches for the cecropia moth—and the soft silky browns, greens, and oranges of their wings are unforgettable when they ...

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...