Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

A large moth with a 10-inch wingspan has been spotted in Washington – and entomologists aren't sure how it got there. The atlas moth is one of the largest moths in the world and it's also illegal to ...

Insects of all stripes are in the midst of a vanishing act, a catastrophic sleight-of-hand occurring so rapidly that scientists can't keep up. Things get even trickier when you consider that insects ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Washington state scientists are asking the public to be on the lookout and to report sightings after the world's largest known moth was recently found in Bellevue. The Washington ...

Along with the warming days of summer comes a variety of butterflies and moths. Both are more diverse than expected. Butterflies and moths belong to the order called Lepidoptera. This term refers to ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - If moths have swarmed in large numbers around your home or neighborhood, you’re not alone. Viewers have been reaching out to 12 News about the large number of these nocturnal ...

A new study from the University of Exeter shows that artificial light does more than attract moths. Light can cause moths to ...

Moths are declining at an alarming rate in urban areas due to a combination of habitat loss and pollution. Insects of all stripes are in the midst of a vanishing act, a catastrophic sleight-of-hand ...