The deaths-head hawk moth is a creepy yet interesting moth with a skull on its back. Read here to learn more about this ...
A video of a hawk moth caterpillar was recently uploaded to YouTube by wildlife photographer, David Weiller, and the soft little creature apparently has some of the best natural camouflage of all time ...
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.
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 ...
Nature is filled with unusual creatures, but few are as instantly recognisable or as eerie as the death’s-head hawk moth.
I REGRET that I must ask leave to correct a statement in my letter on this moth in NATURE of September 27. I find that it was not in the present year, but in 1902, that the lady counted seven ...
Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers. When ...
Hawk moths are the underdog pollinators that sustain countless populations of plants around the world. Abigail Eisenstadt The National Museum of Natural History’s Lepidoptera collection holds up to ...