A RARE moth that masquerades as a bee has been spotted in Dorset. This photograph of a narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth was taken by Helen Moore of the Echo's Camera Club. This moth was once widely ...

The following results show that, at least in the eyed hawk moth (Smerinthus ocellata L.), the age of the larva is one important variable which should be more rigidly controlled than is usually ...

Instead of a long bill and tongue, the Hummingbird Hawk-moth has a long proboscis (a long tube) which allows it to feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers while hovering in the air. In ...

the sphinx moth, also known as a hawk moth or hummingbird moth, are active during the day, unlike other moths that come out only at night. Hummingbird moths will keep collecting nectar and pollen ...

Although spurges are not well-known wildlife plants, they lure beneficial predators (such as ladybirds, which help to reduce aphids) and can attract the regal spurge hawk moth, which will lay its eggs ...