A cecropia moth is hard to miss in the garden. Learn facts about one of the largest and most beautiful moths in America.

It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to see them flitting around light sources at night than you ...

The big, pale green swallow-tailed luna moth is an example of all of these things, as is the cecropia moth ... trees provide food and shelter for the caterpillars. It seems a shame to be scared ...

Their large size—up to 6.5 inches for the cecropia moth—and the soft silky browns ... hover like hummingbirds when nectar-feeding at dusk and even in daylight. The caterpillars of both ...