Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to biologists.

David Lees, curator of moths at the Natural History Museum in London and co-author of the 2021 study, told Live Science in an email. "Its 28.5-cm-long [11.2 inches] proboscis turned out to be the ...

Paleontologists associated with different institutions in Argentina, along with a scientist from the U.K., have identified specks of scales from lepidopterans—a family of winged insects including ...

This method was first used by Charles Darwin, who correctly predicted the existence of a hawk moth with a long proboscis in Madagascar upon observing an orchid with unusually long nectar spurs.

Part hummingbird, part moth and part...hawk? Behold the hummingbird hawk-moth, one of the more bizarre-looking flying ...

The hummingbird hawk-moth is partial to flowers with tube-shaped petals and uses its long, curled proboscis — an elongated sucking mouthpart — to extract nectar from the flower's center.

Another telltale sign: six legs, as opposed to two. And instead of a needle-shaped beak, a hummingbird moth boasts a long proboscis through which to slurp that sweet, sweet nectar. These ...

The white-lined sphinx moth is common in the Houston area. It’s recognizable by a big round body, whirring wings spanning up to 3 inches and a long proboscis, or tubular mouthpart, resembling a ...

Butterflies and moths evolved a proboscis like the one pictured here long before humans invented drinking straws. However, both serve the same purpose: getting that last drop of sweet liquid from the ...