MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - This time of year you may spot an unusual pollinator in your flower gardens. Hummingbird moths have bodies similar to a bumblebee’s, wings like a moth or butterfly and ...
SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- Is it a bird, a bug, or something in between? A sighting of a hummingbird moth may have people doing a double-take. Experts say the little insects are an important part of the ...
A hummingbird moth can easily be mistaken for a hummingbird because it looks and acts similar. Learn what makes these sphinx ...
Q: Last week, I had a new bug in our yard where we have many flowers along the edge of our lawn that looked like a giant bee or a small hummingbird but without a bill. My uncle, who has gardened for ...
Dear Master Gardener: I saw an insect that looks and flies like a hummingbird. What is it and can it damage my flowers? Answer: The insect you most likely saw, and that frequently gets mistaken for a ...
What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...
Austin Ulmer in Pequea, Lancaster County, shared a very interesting video of an unusual moth with us.It shows a hummingbird moth, also sometimes called a hawk moth, or even a sphinx moth. The moth ...
Take a stroll through a garden or restored patch of native plants, and you might catch a creature zipping skillfully among the blooms much like a tiny-but-fierce hummingbird on the hunt for nectar.
Standing in the cool of my garden as the shadows lengthened toward night, an unexpected guest visited my home. With a fat, striped body, it moved quickly between white blossoms. At first I stepped ...
Many a person has marveled over tiny “hummingbirds” visiting their flowers, but hit a brick wall when trying to identify them. Leafing through a bird field guide won’t help. One needs a moth guide to ...
Juvenile hummingbirds began leaving their nests about two weeks ago, so activity at my nectar feeders has surged. Where a month ago, I had four or five hummers coming to my feeders, that number has ...