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 ...

This is the rare moth that fluttered its tiny wings across approximately 1,400 miles. This is the rare moth that fluttered its tiny wings across approximately 1,400 miles. Diane Lowry, from Bangor, ...

A hummingbird moth can easily be mistaken for a hummingbird because it looks and acts similar. Learn what makes these sphinx ...

Our region is justly noted for its varied laurel and rhododendron species. For most of us, year in and year out, the commonest and largest of these tends to be rosebay rhododendron. You don't have to ...

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz ...

Gardener's delight with rare African moth's Bangor visit Gardener's delight with rare African moth's Bangor visit Diane Lowry found the moth (top left and right) a few weeks ago at her home in Bangor ...

Stunning photos show a rarely-seen hummingbird hawk-moth captured in full flight, beating its wings at 80 times a second while feeding from a flower. Wildlife photographer Andrew Fusek Peters, 58, ...

Louth nature lover Brendan Connolly from St Alphonsus Road, Dundalk was delighted to spot a Hummingbird Hawk Moth as he walked along the Rampart River during the week. The striking moth migrates from ...

RECORD temperatures and hot winds from the South have seen a steep rise in large moths. Experts say there are six times more than usual in British gardens — and three times more than the previous ...

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-moth, ...