MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - This time of year you may spot an unusual pollinator in your flower gardens. Hummingbird moths have bodies similar to a bumblebee’s, wings like a moth or butterfly and ...

A pink- and caramel-colored elephant hawk-moth sitting on a leaf. The content of a small box on his roof terrace in central London has taught ecologist Tim Blackburn more about the natural world than ...

Night-time pollinators such as moths need protecting as effectively as bees, as new research found they could be less resilient to the pressures of urbanisation Moths account for a third of the ...

When you think of flowers being pollinated, you likely picture a bee or butterfly doing the work. But many different insects also visit flowers and help plants reproduce, including flies, wasps, ...

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research from the University of Sussex, published today (Wednesday 29 March 2023). Amid widespread ...

I am aware that what I think is delightful, especially in the insect world, many people do not. However, hummingbird hawk moths are one insect most everyone gets truly excited to see. These moths are ...

The crucial role bees play in sustaining life on Earth is well understood, but there are some other animals doing more than their share of heavy lifting when it comes to pollinating plant life and ...

What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...

With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, ...