Adult moths lay eggs on plants, which hatch into greenish to brownish caterpillars that will fuel up by eating the ...

If you’ve never seen a hummingbird moth before, it looks like a small hummingbird, with the same flitting behaviors and buzzing wings. These moths are a type of sphinx moth; some refer to them as hawk ...

Hummingbird moth sightings are uncommon, not because they aren't there, but because we frequently aren't looking. The next time you see bees massing around the flowers in your garden or you think ...

Most other moths and butterflies have scales on their wings, but the wings of the hummingbird hawkmoth are clear. After its first flight the scales on its wings fall off, giving it another name ...

The body of this moth can be over 3 inches in length and the wingspan nearly 4 inches, which is about the size of some hummingbirds. Unlike the hummingbird, however, the moth does not have a beak.

Widespread throughout North America, including Texas, hummingbird moths feed on nectar of a variety of flowers, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Their larvae require plants like honeysuckle ...

Hummingbird moths are also smitten with larkspur, and I didn’t have long to wait for opportunities to photograph them visiting the flowers. It’s amazing to watch a moth approach a flower ...

At first glance it appeared to be a large bumble bee or maybe a small hummingbird. What they had discovered was actually a hummingbird moth. The insect is very methodical, slow hovering with clear ...

A hummingbird clearwing moth pollinates a garden phlox Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in south Brainerd. The large colorful moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird as it flies from plant to plant.