These are called hummingbird moths (or bumblebee moths, or flying lobsters) for a reason-they don’t really look like moths. They fly and hover like a hummingbird; the coloration of a common ...

In Ohio, there are two species: hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) and snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis). Both are common and found statewide.

Hummingbird moths are showing up in gardens in Kamloops and the Okanagan and they are a fascinating insect as they mimic the ...

There are four species of hummingbird moths in North America. In Indiana, you may find Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) and the Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe). The adult moths feed on ...

Moonflower ( Ipomoea alba) is a perennial vine native to tropical and subtropical regions of North and South America, from ...

In the end, the hummingbird won the face off, forcing the moth to back off and share the flower. Hummingbird moths range across much of North America, where there are four species of the insect.

The study, led by Jeremy Chan, a Ph.D. student at the University of Washington at the time, focused on the close relationship between two species of hawk moths, the white-lined sphinx and tobacco ...

The world’s largest hummingbird has been hiding in plain sight for centuries — and scientists only discovered the species is distinct from another giant species after attaching tiny backpacks ...

There are more than 2,000 species of begonias, but the common variety planted in most gardens is the wax begonia. This small, tuberous plant prefers partial shade and moist (but not soggy) soil.

A ruby-throated hummingbird visits a feeder in Bath. But hummingbirds aren’t the only ones attracted to the nectar in hummingbird feeders. Other birds, insects and even mammals are known to partake.

Moths transferring orchid pollen on their eyeballs is one of those. The orchid family (Orchidaceae) is massive, containing nearly 30,000 species worldwide, with many others no doubt awaiting ...

When researchers found a hummingbird with shiny gold feathers on its throat in Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park, they thought it was a newly discovered species. The park, part of an outer ...