No, it's a hummingbird hawk-moth! This fascinating creature looks like a hummingbird, but it's actually a moth. It even ...

The world of nature never fails to astonish, and the latest marvel to capture the fascination of scientists and enthusiasts ...

Here's something you won't see every day - while it looks like a bird, this little creature is actually a moth. A hummingbird hawk moth, to be exact. And it was captured on camera in a garden in ...

Wildlife lovers are being asked to check their gardens for humming-birds in a bid to find out if one of the world’s most striking moths is attempting to colonise the UK. The Humming-bird Hawk ...

Moths also include some of our most striking UK insects such as the hummingbird hawk-moth and the day-flying cinnabar moth to namecheck but two.” And actually, putting my poor moth-eaten carpet ...

However, it is a valuable garden predator. 3. Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) This is a day-active moth which is more than 2.5cm long. It has a brown, white-spotted abdomen and ...

The hummingbird hawk-moth is a summer visitor to the UK, spending winter in the warmer reaches of mainland Europe. You can find it along woodland edges, or on heathland, hovering like a ...

My neighbour’s children were transfixed by the hawk-moth and I took delight in their curiosity. That’s when I decided to go ...

It’s not just butterflies that can bring joy as they flutter among the flowers, try moths too ... As its name implies it hovers like a hummingbird whilst feeding on nectar from flowers such ...

A caterpillar rarely seen in the UK since the 1800s has been spotted in Norfolk. The Spurge Hawk-moth caterpillar was seen in Wild Ken Hill near Heacham last week. Photographer Nick Harris was on ...

"The hummingbird hawk is primarily thought of as a day flier, but it will also fly at night. Indeed quite a few of the recent sightings have been at specially designed moth traps (where the moths ...

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