In The Writing Life, Annie Dillard is watching a sphinx moth preparing to take off. She is on a ship. On its railing there is “a heavy-bodied moth panting”. Dillard is summoning the strength to ...

Biologist Hal Cohen of Borrego Valley Hawkwatchers captured the sphinx moth caterpillar in the area around Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The caterpillars are drawing large numbers of migrating ...

Late summer brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the sphinx moth, also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. No matter what you call it, this is a large ...

Incredible photos show multiple species pollinate the rare and enigmatic flower, which is good news for the endangered species. The first-ever photo showing a pawpaw sphinx moth (Dolba hyloeus) ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...