The atlas moth is one of the largest known moths in the world, with a wingspan of up to 10 inches. The atlas moth spotted on a garage in the City of Bellevue. Courtesy of WSDA. The atlas moth is one ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

SEATTLE — Entomologists want Washington state residents to look out for an invasive flying insect – and considering its size, it would be hard to miss. According to KIRO-TV, a University of Washington ...

State agriculture officials and entomologists are asking the public to be on the lookout for the world’s largest-known moth after one was seen in Bellevue last month. A University of Washington ...

One of the world's largest moths has been sighted in the northern U.S. for the first time — and the gentle flame-winged giant is creating a flap. The striking 25-centimetre wide atlas moth was spotted ...

It may not win a world record, but this enormous Atlas moth would certainly scoop a gold medal in the beauty stakes. The moth - the largest of its species - was just one to emerge from its cocoon at ...

Sameer Talekar and his family had a surprise visitor this Ganesh Chaturthi, when the world's largest moth in terms of total wing span, the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas), halted briefly at their house in ...

A University of Washington professor spotted an atlas moth in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, Washington, last month. The massive moths are among the world’s largest, with wingspans reaching nearly 10 ...