The white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) is a hummingbird moth that gets its name from the way its caterpillar lifts its front legs and tucks its head when at rest, resembling the Great Sphinx ...

The next time you’re near a patch of flowers and you think you see a hummingbird zip by, take a closer look! It just might be a hummingbird moth, a lesser-known but important pollinator.

The ruby-throated hummingbird is the only species that breeds ... A tip: “Bleached white sugar works just fine, and many individual birds seem to prefer it,” he wrote. Change the feeder ...