Having an interest in butterflies and moths keeps me searching for caterpillars from summer till fall, and for the cocoons of moths throughout the winter. Caterpillars can be quite difficult to find ...

Silk moths live as caterpillars during the warmer months and overwinter in their papery cocoons. For help identifying moths, I recommend A Golden Guide: Butterflies and Moths by Robert Mitchell and ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

While they might look like a forbidden sweet treat at first glance, the City of Toronto is warning that these cocoons — which somewhat resemble Medjool dates — are not for eating but for admiring, as ...

Gunnia Devi believes she will be spared from leprosy, at least in her next life, because she now earns her living by producing "nonviolent" silk. Devi, 42, and scores of others who have been cured of ...

In exploring the optical properties of the Madagascar comet moth's cocoon fibers, a team discovers the fibers' exceptional capabilities to reflect sunlight and to transmit optical signals and images, ...