Saya Novinger took this photo of a Western Eyed Sphinx Moth as it rested on ivy growing on the side of a fence.

In 1862, Darwin was able to posit that some insect ... The hawkmoth was originally thought to be a subspecies of the Morgan sphinx moth (Xanthopan morganii), but in 2021 it was confirmed as ...

The Morgan's sphinx has a proboscis that measures a foot in length ... its nectar so well-hidden would need a corresponding unusual pollinator. Darwin died in 1882, but the moth was not discovered ...

Such proboscises can vary in size a great deal. The longest, in the Wallace’s sphinx moth, can reach 28.5 centimeters – almost a foot long. The existence of this moth was predicted by Darwin and ...

Mac Stone (USA) unveils an unexpected behaviour by a giant sphinx moth. Mac spent much of his summer 15 metres up a tree, in the monsoon wind and rain, attempting to get the first-ever picture of a ...