Readers have sent photographs of small critters hovering over flowers, as if they were sipping nectar like hummingbirds. But they’re not hummingbirds. Instead, they are insects variously called sphinx ...

An Atlantis Fritillary sits on a wildflower near Crested Butte during the annual Crested Butte Wildflower Festival.© Nikki Wentling/Shutterstock.com Tennessee is a beautiful, pastoral state full of ...

When Paul Johnson, moth aficionado and researcher, was asked why he was interested in the Pacific green sphinx he shot back, “Why are you interested?” He chuckled as there was no immediate answer ...

A new moth has set up home in Bermuda – although how the species arrived is a mystery. The “exceptionally large” fig sphinx moth was first recorded in Bermuda in October 2017 and their numbers have ...

Ecology and life history strategies. Biogeography ; Morphology ; Generalized life history and ecology ; Natural enemies ; Collecting ; Rearing -- Species accounts. Subfamily Sphinginae ; Subfamily ...

Stasis and Flux among Saturniidae and Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) on Massachusetts' Offshore Islands and the Possible Role of Compsilura concinnata (Meigen) (Diptera: Tachinidae) as an Agent of Mainland ...

Tennessee is a beautiful, pastoral state full of sweeping grasslands, thick forests, and lush rivers. It’s also home to a large collection of creatures. Mammal-wise, the Volunteer State is home to ...