They can hover at the flowers and move their wings to create the same humming sound that hummingbirds are famous for making. The hovering flight of this hawk-moth is one of the most tell-tale signs ...

The tobacco hornworm, which becomes a large silvery-gray sphinx moth called the Carolina sphinx moth or tobacco hawk moth, is known scientifically as Manduca sexta. The tomato hornworm ...

Know your elephant hawk moth from your painted lady butterfly. Discover more about the world of butterflies, moths and their caterpillars, and what you can do to give them a helping hand.

Flying animals need continual sensory feedback about their body position and orientation for flight control. The visual system provides essential but slow feedback. In contrast, mechanosensory ...