Late summer brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the sphinx moth, also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. No matter what you call it, this is a large ...

Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) on flower, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Xanthopan morganii praedicta, Madagascan sphinx moth. While Darwin predicted that the orchid ...

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 ...

If you walk through a field of fireweed, you might see spittle bugs, aphids and — if you are lucky — a hawk moth. They hover at flowers on their rather narrow wings, extending their “tongues” to ...

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 ...

Kelsey Shaw and her two children pick up large yellow and green caterpillars just off the Bush Highway near Saguaro Lake in Mesa. The children have no hesitation handling these nearly 2- to ...

Late August is a time of early harvest in the garden, early migrants and an earlier sunset. The autumnal equinox is still a month away and warm days persist, but the season is moving on. This is also ...

Kelsey Shaw holds one of the larger caterpillars. White-lined sphinx moth caterpillars can grow up to 5 inches long. Credit: Sierra Alvarez/ Cronkite News MESA — Kelsey Shaw and her two children pick ...