"Hawk moth, hummingbird moth, and sphinx moth all refer to insects in the same family Sphingidae, named after the Egyptian sphinx,” explains Dr. Tracy Ellis, Ph.D., an entomologist at FarmSense, an ...

Few things are as fulfilling as cultivating a garden filled with diverse wildlife. One beloved backyard visitor, the ...

Most Sphingidae caterpillars have a small horn at their posterior ... Eyespots aren't restricted to butterflies and moths - they appear in a number of places throughout the animal kingdom. There are ...

There isn’t a big difference between a butterfly and a moth, but we all know which one out of the two gets more love in the world. Butterflies are bright, colourful and pretty – you can get ...

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. A species of moth has been discovered inside a home in Wales, thousands of miles from its native habitat. It is believed two clearwing moths ...

In what UK scientists have described as an “improbable event” that “defies rational explanation,” a new species of moth was discovered in a home in south Wales, after travelling thousands ...

A new species of moth was found in a home in south Wales after travelling thousands of miles in a photographer's boot bag. Two clearwing moths appear to have hitched a ride when they were larvae ...

Flowers dependent on nocturnal pollinators are often white, pale yellow, or pink. Hawk moths (Family Sphingidae), for example, are nocturnal pollinators of evening primrose and other Oenothera species ...

Long seen as annoying creatures that can leave holes in your clothes, moths have been badly misjudged, say scientists. New research suggests they play a vital role as overnight pollinators of a ...

Amidst the lush Eastern Himalayan forests, moths convey a mysterious message. They are whispering something to us . In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe.

Two moths discovered in a home in south Wales had travelled thousands of miles from their natural jungle habitat and were previously unknown to science, the Natural History Museum has found.

A new species of moth has been discovered in a home in Wales after a pair of insects accidentally hitched a ride in a photographer’s boot bag, surviving a 4,500-mile trip across the globe.