Darwin and fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace predicted the existence of Wallace's sphinx moth from an orchid with an extremely long nectar tube. When you purchase through links on our site ...

A giant sphinx moth (Cocytius antaeus ... Most famously, in 1862, Darwin examined a Madagascar orchid now named after him (Darwin’s orchid, or Angraecum sesquipedale) that has a foot-long ...

In 1862, Darwin was able to posit that some insect ... The hawkmoth was originally thought to be a subspecies of the Morgan sphinx moth (Xanthopan morganii), but in 2021 it was confirmed as ...

Both he and Darwin were right. Originally in around 1903, the moth was thought to be a subspecies of the Morgan sphinx moth (Xanthopan morganii). However, a 2021 study confirmed that it is not a ...

The Morgan's sphinx has a proboscis that measures a foot in length ... its nectar so well-hidden would need a corresponding unusual pollinator. Darwin died in 1882, but the moth was not discovered ...

It’s been two weeks since we covered the appearance of white-lined sphinx moths in the Bay Area, which are out in unusual abundance this year. That’s given readers plenty of time to hustle up ...

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life. Across the planet, billions of the insects take flight on their nocturnal errands. Few places host more species than ...

They were giant moths with wingspans of three-and-a-half inches, sucking sweet nectar from the flowers with long, snaking proboscises. A white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) seen at Point Reyes ...