Hermit sphinx moth caterpillars usually feed in the evening, so people often don't notice them. The main way most people realize something is up is the exact way you did -- by those tiny piles of ...

It feeds on birch, hickory, black gum and walnut in our area, as well as sweet gum and other species to the south of Pennsylvania. ... Hornworms are the caterpillars of sphinx moths, ...

Sphinx moths have a number of traits usually described with superlatives. They are strong and fast fliers — top speed is 30 mph, and males have been documented to fly over 2 miles to find a mate.

Achemon sphinx moths are the smallest in the genus Eumorpha, but are large in comparison to moths in general. They have a body length of up to 2 inches and wing spans from 3.4 to 3.8 inches. At top of ...

MESA — Kelsey Shaw and her two children pick up large yellow and green caterpillars just off the Bush Highway near Saguaro Lake. The children have no hesitation handling these nearly 2- to 3 ...

Ugly, but harmless. The caterpillars of the white-lined sphinx moth are ordinarily lime green or yellow with black markings. They can grow as big as the width of your hand and have a yellow or ...

I watched the caterpillars but did not pick them up. These caterpillars grow into tetrio or frangipani sphinx moths,Pseudosphinx tetrio, with a wingspan of five inches. In contrast to the bright ...

This odd creature is a Pandora sphinx moth caterpillar. David Liebman, who lives in Norfolk and knows his insects, took this closeup of the critter. Several species of sphinx moths fly around our a… ...