Found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, this silk moth’s unique pale green color and long tails make it easy ...

Because a wide variety of fabrics, embroidery yarns, and other decorative materials were used in making them, their preservation presents special problems. Many of the silk fabrics used in "crazy" ...

As moths and butterflies do, the promethea silk moth starts its life as a caterpillar. After feeding on the leaves of its host plants and breaking away from the group of feeding caterpillars ...

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 ...

Clair. Hertz said the moth caterpillars spin silk to survive the winter. Once it starts to warm up, they start feeding. “Boxwoods typically look like they've been winter damaged,” Hertz said.