The sphinx moth uses a combination of olfactory (smelling) and visual senses to find flowers. Their eyes are sensitive to blue, green and ultra-violet light. Many flowers reflect UV light ...

The white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata ... which you might know as the tomato hornworm -- can damage crops. These green to brown beasts can reach up to 5 inches long and have a distinctive ...

Eggs are sphere shaped and pale green. Adult moths typically lay them ... on your tomato plants is to prevent the female sphinx moth from laying eggs on them in the first place.