They hatch in the late summer and early fall, gorge themselves on leaves until winter arrives, and then form a tough cocoon, in which they will stay as a pupa all winter before emerging as a moth in ...

Later, a similar burst of growth turns the pupa into the adult moth. Working with radioactive tracers and delicate chemical tests, Dr. Williams and colleagues followed the progress of this two ...

This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the ... One aspect that makes the Madagascan moon moth so striking is its long, red and yellow tails, believed to be ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...