There is an alliance between the hawk moth and rosebay rhododendron. The hawk moth can hover like a hummingbird, using its tongue to gather nectar.

Giant elephant hawk-moths -- large furry fliers that can pack quite a punch if they fly into you -- are descending on Northern Ireland, entomologists say.

According to a moth website, hawk moths belong to the family of Sphingidae. They are fairly large with thick furry bodies that taper toward the rear.

The death’s head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos) has notoriety among bug fans because of the yellow, skull-like pattern on its thorax. The moths are found naturally in Africa, Asia and parts of ...

The hummingbird hawk moth has been sighted in large numbers in Devon as a result of the warm summer of 2003, according to the RSPB - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The moth is usually ...

Hawk-moths are a typically large and powerful-flying group of moths, and the death’s-head hawk-moth is a scarce visitor to Britain - with only a few found every year in late summer and autumn.

It differs a bit from a hummingbird moth, which is from the same family. Hawk moths are distinguishable by the size of their bodies and their scaled wings, Fry says.

While the large adult moths are interesting, the larvae can appear frightening and can devastate a tomato plant in a single evening.

The striped hawk moth is one of seven species of hawk moths indigenous to the Maltese islands. It is found in most of Africa and large parts of Asia.

The UK's largest moth has been found fluttering around Dartmoor this morning. A beautiful privet hawk moth was found by wildlife author Charlie Elder who lives near Tavistock.