Late summer brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the sphinx moth, also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. No matter what you call it, this is a large ...

Scientists have wondered how four-winged insects most active at low-light times of the day accomplish complex navigational maneuvers, since they lack the structures that help two-winged insects to ...

What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...

If you walk through a field of fireweed, you might see spittle bugs, aphids and — if you are lucky — a hawk moth. They hover at flowers on their rather narrow wings, extending their “tongues” to ...

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — Wayne Grigsby said he did not expect to discover a “true beauty show by nature” right in his family’s backyard. Grigsby was in his brother’s backyard south of Huntington ...

It's understandable that some people would mistake this creature for a hummingbird, at least at first glance. But it's not a bird at all; it's a bug — the clearwing sphinx moth, hawk moth or ...

The scientific paper of 2013 that reads most like a comic book comes from biologists at Boise State University and the University of Florida, who describe the spectacular results of the “evolutionary ...

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand.

Hawk moths may be jamming bat sonar signals by rubbing their genitals. The behavior, reported in Biology Letters on 3 July, creates an ultrasonic noise that could be used to scare off an attacking bat ...

The Latin name of the hummingbird hawk moth is Macroglossum stellatarum. The moth is usually a resident of the Mediterranean. The insect flies around during the day and has a wingspan of two inches.

The identity of the giant bug discovered by a seven-year-old boy has been revealed. The identity of the giant bug discovered by a seven-year-old boy has been revealed. The five-inch-long caterpillar ...