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

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 ...

Atlas moth caterpillars also produce silk similar to the product created by domesticated silkworms. It is secreted as strong, brown, broken strands called fagara, and is used to build a cocoon when ...