They were giant moths with wingspans of three-and-a-half inches, sucking sweet nectar from the flowers with long, snaking proboscises. A white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) seen at Point Reyes ...

The Moth-Off: Readers post their own photos of giant, hummingbird-like moths Sphinx moths, nearly 4 inches across and as fast as 30 mph, are out in unusual abundance this year.

They were giant moths with wingspans of about 3.5 inches, sucking sweet nectar from the flowers with long, snaking proboscises. A white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) ...

The giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus) is officially the heaviest moth in the world. It is found in Australia and New Zealand, two regions known for hosting larger-than-life wildlife.

Okay, so the giant wood moth isn’t exactly of kaiju proportions, but in insect terms, it’s still pretty hefty; some female members of this species have a wingspan of around 23 centimeters (9 ...

Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers.