Experts recommend keeping an eye out for egg clusters and scraping them into buckets of soapy water. Officials issue warning ...

They flutter under streetlights, chew holes in old jumpers, and vanish before you get a proper look at them, but […] ...

Outdoors writer David Carnduff looks at some of the creatures readers used to bring along for his inspection at the Tele office.

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates – ...

9. Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (image credits: unsplash) The giant swallowtail butterfly is the largest butterfly in North America, with a wingspan that can exceed six inches. Their striking yellow ...

Between immigrants and residents, about 14 species of hawk moth have been recorded in Ireland. Their caterpillars are unique and are therefore easy to identify in that they have a horn-like spike ...

A convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli) in Bulgaria. Charles J. Sharp Though adult moths are not streamlined into pure ‘eating machines’ as are caterpillars, if they have not stocked up ...

Lime Hawk-Moth Jasius / Getty Images The lime hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae) is a medium-sized species with a wingspan of about 3 inches. It's found throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

According to Texas A&M AgriLife, the tussock moth caterpillar isn't the only stinging species. There are the buck moth, spiny oak slug, saddleback, io moth and south flannel caterpillars, with the ...

The hummingbird hawk-moth is partial to flowers with tube-shaped petals and uses its long, curled proboscis — an elongated sucking mouthpart — to extract nectar from the flower's center.

Other ways to keep hornworm caterpillars at bay include offering up sacrificial plants, attracting predators such as wasps and ladybugs, and planting herbs such as basil and dill. The critters don't ...

Hawk moths are delicate creatures. Surrounded by so many other moths in the same frame, they occupy their own little space in the world. Yet they arrive, slowly and surely, like raindrops on a ...