When Paul Johnson, moth aficionado and researcher, was asked why he was interested in the Pacific green sphinx he shot back, “Why are you interested?” He chuckled as there was no immediate answer ...

Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared. Soon thereafter, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit Mountain.

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 ...