Predators are far more likely to attack adult moths than caterpillars, highlighting the protective power of metamorphosis.

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Atlas moth. Image via Unsplash The most famous snake-mimicking moths belong to two primary families: Saturniidae (Atlas moths) and Sphingidae (Hawk or Sphinx moths). The Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) is ...

The Masters of Disguise: Atlas and Hawk Moths Papillon de nuit Atlas. Image via Unsplash The most famous snake-mimicking moths belong to two primary families: Saturniidae (Atlas moths) and Sphingidae ...

Years ago, I received a phone call from Melissa, my cousin in Philadelphia. It was early May and she wanted to know about a baby hummingbird hovering over a small patch of flowers. After 27 years of ...

A male Carolina sphinx moth WIKIMEDIA, DIDIER DESCOUENS Insects belonging to Family Sphingidae, commonly referred to as hawkmoths, hover hard and eat sweet. As adults, hawkmoths subsist entirely on ...

The white-lined sphinx moth ( Hyles lineata) is a North American sphingid sometimes mistaken for a hummingbird as it hovers ...

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The next time you’re near a patch of flowers and you think you see a hummingbird zip by, take a closer look! It just might be a hummingbird moth, a lesser-known but important pollinator. What Is a ...

Some, like sphinx moths, remain abundant. Many others are probably being pushed to the brink by development, land-use changes, pesticides and pollution, and rising temperatures.

Hawk moths are members of the large sphinx moth family. Most hawk moths are large, fast-flying insects. Some are very colourful.

IN reply to Mr. C. E. Robson's letter in NATURE of September 20, I write to say that I have lately become the possessor of two specimens of Sphinx convolvuli. The first one was caught at Deal on ...