It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

Tharanga raises these caterpillars in a small enclosure made especially for the ‘offspring’ of the Moon Moth found in Kadugannawa. The Luna moth is considered rare and Tharanga recalls his first ...

Luna moth caterpillars eat mainly leaves from white birch trees in the north. In southern areas, where birch is not available ...

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