Wildlife crews found 10 endangered caterpillars in Lānaʻi City, then discovered the same giant Hawaiian moth on Molokaʻi for the first time since the 1940s

Wildlife workers searching for rare native insects in Hawaii did not expect to find an endangered moth surviving on islands where it was thought to have vanished. Recent field surveys proved otherwise. Observing this species in the wild has long been remarkably rare. Decades of habitat loss, non-native predators, and invasive competitors severely reduced its ... Read more