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

I am aware that what I think is delightful, especially in the insect world, many people do not. However, hummingbird hawk moths are one insect most everyone gets truly excited to see. These moths ...

Some moths look like hummingbirds or bumblebees, while others exhibit exquisite wing patterns. Some of the largest moths in the world are part of the Sphingidae family. There are four species of ...

The hornworm is a common name for a sphinx moth’s caterpillar (larvae). One species of hornworm is called the “tomato hornworm” because it loves to munch on the leaves of tomato plants. Another ...

Although more than 300 known species of hummingbird grace gardens around the world, only about a dozen species routinely migrate through North America, and even fewer remain year-round in the ...

Confused Moths, Distracted Crabs, and Celibate Birds: How Pollution Is Screwing With Animals’ Senses A new study shows that car emissions make it hard for pollinators to find flowers.

Don’t be fooled by hummingbird moths Local columns. Aug 7, 2016. Juvenile hummingbirds began leaving their nests about two weeks ago, so activity at my nectar feeders has surged.

Researchers strapped tiny backpacks to hummingbirds to study migration and discovered the world’s largest hummingbird species is distinct from another type of giant hummingbird.

When researchers found a hummingbird with glittering gold feathers, they initially thought a new species had been discovered, but what they actually found was far more unusual. The bird — found ...

The Giant Hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, according to an international group of researchers. The northern population stays in the high Andes year-round while the ...

The Buckeye State hosts less than 50 native orchids, but as elsewhere, moths play a key role in many species’ pollination. This is a tale of one of the weirder moth-orchid alliances.