Austin Ulmer in Pequea, Lancaster County, shared a very interesting video of an unusual moth with us.It shows a hummingbird moth, also sometimes called a hawk moth, or even a sphinx moth. The moth ...

A friend of mine was looking at their butterfly bush this week and noticed a rather unusual insect flying slowly around the blooms. At first glance it appeared to be a large bumble bee or maybe a ...

There are incontrovertible absolutes in nature, and many take comfort in the predictability and order that can be found in the natural world. Ah, but Mother Nature must have a sense of humor for ...

Anyone who has spent June in the Northland is very familiar with the six-legged critters here with us. These insects seem to be everywhere and anytime of the day. It is easy to note the abundance of ...

As I strolled around my Decatur yard this week, I spied what appeared to be an unusual hummingbird sipping nectar from my lantana flowers. But it wasn’t a hummingbird. It was a large insect, a ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...

Moths typically get a bad rap. Their young have voracious appetites and are targeted for eradication because they eat our lawns and vegetable crops. But there are some that are actually pretty and may ...