Predators in the forest understory are learning a strange new lesson: sometimes that ominous hiss in the leaf litter is not a ...

HITHERTO Sphinx convolvuli has been reckoned one of the rarer insects in Scotland. In the last fifty years I know of only two authentic records of its occurrence in Wigtownshire; but this autumn it is ...

A video of a moth with the coloring of a U.S. dollar has captured the attention of many gardeners online. The user identified the insect as the Pandora Sphinx moth. Butterflies and Moths of North ...

Tennessee is a beautiful, pastoral state full of sweeping grasslands, thick forests, and lush rivers. It’s also home to a large collection of creatures. Mammal-wise, the Volunteer State is home to ...

Braulio Sanchez, a researcher and recent graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso, demonstrates caterpillar and adult moth replicas used in a study on moth predation. The study, recently ...

A Carolina sphinx moth, a common evening visitor to night-blooming flowers, rests on a utility pole near a garden before dusk. A Carolina sphinx moth, a common evening visitor to night-blooming ...

The green fields of summer have faded to flaxen hues of winter and many of the creatures found there are now safely cocooned until the warmth of spring brings their return. The golden-haired meadows ...

The general characteristics of many sphinx moths are similar, but, because over 70 species occur in Texas and Oklahoma, variation is to be expected. A few of the more unusual and rare sphinx moths ...

It isn’t unusual for common names of animals to reflect characteristics of other unrelated groups or types within the animal kingdom. A striking example of this nomenclatural quirk applies to a large ...