As the sun sank and dusk gathered, a white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) hovered while sipping nectar from notch-leaf scorpionweed (Phacelia crenulata). The moth’s agility was remarkable — it ...

You know that old saying in journalism: Write about giant, weird bugs once, and your inbox forevermore will brim with photos of giant, weird bugs. It’s been two weeks since we covered the appearance ...

The White-lined Sphinx is an abundant North American pollinating moth found from coast to coast. These insects are closely associated with plants: as adults they drink nectar from flowers and the ...

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 ...

The world's most colorful moths can even rival the beauty of butterflies — but these marvelous designs are also crucial to ...

Have you noticed a large hummingbird-like moth in your garden these days? If so, it’s probably a white-lined sphinx moth, a common moth throughout North America. There are two broods, one in the ...

Diane Winkler was hiking with her wife about a week ago at Point Reyes National Seashore when she spotted something that drew her up short. “Along the Abbotts Lagoon Trail, we got to a boardwalk where ...

Late summer temperatures were still uncomfortable at lower elevations, but at nearly 5,000 feet the air had a distinct autumn feel as I enjoyed a late afternoon hike around Lake Cuyamaca. I paused to ...

I was sitting at my campsite before dawn, enjoying a mug of coffee and watching the light accumulate in the eastern sky. My eastern horizon was formed partially by distant mesas and partially by a ...

A Marin County park ranger was visiting her in-laws two weeks ago when she spotted a baby hummingbird hovering over a thistle in their backyard — or so she thought. When she stepped closer, she ...