Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared. Soon thereafter, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit ...

The white-lined sphinx moth caterpillars are in their “wandering phase,” which takes place right before they burrow underground to pupate, according to Sarah Britton, a doctoral student in ...

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 ...

The wings of hummingbird moths are clear, with a black or brown border, and are nearly invisible when they fly. ... with the spiky tail horn typical of most sphinx moth caterpillars.

White-lined sphinx moth caterpillars can grow up to 5 inches long. After abundant monsoon storms, caterpillars are showing up in Arizona swimming pools and gardens, and on walls and hiking trails.

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.

White-lined sphinx moth caterpillars can grow up to 5 inches long. After abundant monsoon storms, caterpillars are showing up in Arizona swimming pools and gardens, and on walls and hiking trails.