What are the first insects that come to mind when you think of nighttime? Are they fireflies? Mosquitoes? Moths? Something ...

Some archeologists have noticed that the human head of the Great Sphinx of Giza is too small for it's lion body. One theory is that the sphinx was originally not a sphinx at all. What Was on the ...

They also confirmed the bottom picture is a sphinx moth. ORIGINAL 4 a.m. There is a bit of questioning around today's Bug(s) of the Week. Some say the moth, above, which was spotted by Penticton ...

Scientists have discovered a three-eyed "sea moth" that dates back more than half a billion years ago. Paleontologists Joseph Moysiuk and Jean-Bernard Caron published a study an Wednesday ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite centuries of digging, paleontologists are still unearthing ...

Hawkmoth is a minimalistic Sphinx C and C++ Domain autodoc directive extension to incorporate formatted C and C++ source code comments written in reStructuredText into Sphinx based documentation. It ...

This plant is important for moths and a specific type of butterfly—it's "a larval host plant to Henry’s elfin butterfly and several species of sphinx moths," says Phillips. Loropetalum is a ...

The pupa is a pod-like structure that protects the bertha armyworm while it transforms from the larval stage to the adult moth. Pupation usually begins in mid- to late August. All larvae will have ...