Female moths, using their sensitive hearing, appear to key in on the distressed din and steer clear in order to lay their eggs on plants that will better feed their caterpillars after hatching ...

The larvae of the codling moth hatch from small white eggs laid on developing fruits. The codling moth overwinters in spring ...

The hatched larvae then have a field day on the fibres of your clothes, repeating the mating and hatching cycle if left alone. The other species of moth typically found in the UK is the case ...

They then lay their eggs in columns on a host plant until the larvae will hatch in two and a half months. Unlike other species, Buck moths remain in the ground for six months of their life and ...

Found in the Mediterranean region, the young caterpillars of the Heterogynis penella species eat their own mothers as soon as they hatch. The female moths don't have legs or wings, so they can never ...

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs, although many of its siblings will not make it to adulthood. The caterpillar, along with ...