When full-grown, sphinx moth caterpillars are about the size of your little finger and are smooth with a pointy horn at the ...

See what a sphinx moth caterpillar and pupa looks like. Some sphinx moths are diurnal, which means they fly during the day.

One summer, I found a large moth concealed in the folds of clothes left hanging to dry overnight on the clothesline in our ...

Goetze: The general characteristics of many sphinx moths are similar, but, because over 70 species occur in the area, ...

The name “sphinx moth” is probably based upon the appearance of their alarmed and/or resting caterpillar larvae. The caterpillars tend to rise up and bow their heads when alarmed or resting ...

The Renfrew County and District Health Unit sent out a PSA last week cautioning that "the Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar is a venomous caterpillar that may be in Renfrew County and District." ...

Butterfly and moth wings can be stunningly beautiful ... Most Sphingidae caterpillars have a small horn at their posterior end. Some species, during one of the last instars (the periods between each ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

The public are urged to report sightings of the oak processionary moth caterpillar The insects can negatively affect oak trees, the leaves of which make up their diet Surrey is among the worst ...

Tortrix moths attack both fruit plants and ornamental plants. They are nocturnal, whereas fruitlet-mining moths are active by day – they are dark brown with a 10mm wingspan and a pale, metallic ...

Hungry caterpillars have covered a 100ft (30m) expanse of trees in a huge ghostly-looking web. The webbing has been created by ermine moth caterpillars along a stretch of the A5134 close to Bedford.