Bow down to the majesty and glory of this emperor moth caterpillar’s regal appearance, with its crown of light blue spiked spheres. This caterpillar will eventually transform into a large moth with ...

Naturalists across the state are commenting that the handsome gum emperor moth is not seen as frequently as it once was. There has been concern expressed about its future.

In my Gum trees I have a good colony of Aussie Silk Moths, aka gum emperor moth caterpillars – they live and feed on gum trees (but also on liquidambar). Now’s the time to look for them in the “wild” ...

Biomechanics of a moth scale at ultrasonic frequencies. The video is for single use for this story and should not be archived.