Our region is justly noted for its varied laurel and rhododendron species. For most of us, year in and year out, the commonest and largest of these tends to be rosebay rhododendron. You don't have to ...

Caterpillars can be either very difficult to identify or very easy to identify. The easy ones are made easy in that they are impressively big, have amazing shapes and have either beautiful colours or ...

According to a study by the University of Nebraska, hawk moths can be found in all parts of the world except Greenland. Some areas only host these moths for part of the year because many species make ...

A hawk moth found in a mountainous area in the southwest province of Sichuan is believed to be the largest of its species ever discovered, local experts said Monday. A hawk moth found in a mountainous ...

The large flying insect is often mistaken for a small bird. An odd creature was caught on camera in two different areas of Alberta recently. In a video taken by Stuart Mair while in Waterton, it ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Giant elephant hawk-moths -- large furry fliers that can pack quite a punch if they fly into you -- are descending on Northern Ireland, entomologists say.

Wildlife lovers are being asked to check their gardens for humming-birds in a bid to find out if one of the world’s most striking moths is attempting to colonise the UK. The Humming-bird Hawk-moth, ...

Raleigh, N.C. – Federal agents ensured the safety of tomatoes, potatoes and honeybees by seizing a half-dozen pubescent moths named for death. Customs officers at Raleigh- Durham International Airport ...