That's a Greek word for "feather duster;" it's an eversible scent gland of some male moths. They are especially common in tiger moths and wooly bear moths. As little animals that live widely ...

A Tiger Moth has found a new home at an airfield where dozens of the aeroplanes were used to train pilots during World War ...

North Carolina State University researchers have identified the specific blend of pheromone chemicals—including a newly revealed aphrodisiac—used by male moths during courtship as they attempt ...

Now, a team of scientists have identified a specific blend of pheromone chemicals and a newly unveiled aphrodisiac that male moths use during courtship. The findings were published on August 1 in ...

Senior author Coby Schal, an urban entomology professor at North Carolina State University, wrote to Inverse that female and male moths produce pheromones that resemble each other but are also ...

On the whole, however, they perceive the same odors. Male moths, on the other hand, live in a completely different olfactory world to their female counterparts. For example, the antennae of male ...