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, ...

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 ...

EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, 29 JANUARY 2024, 21:00 CET (20:00 LONDON TIME, 15:00 U.S. EASTERN TIME) Have you ever seen a hummingbird hawk moth? When people encounter this moth for the first time, they are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Myself and husband Dave spotted this in our garden in Cabra in August. Apparently it is a hummingbird hawk moth, and it may be a little bit rare. It’s not a great photo as it hardly stopped moving at ...

IT'S the great hummingbird contest. Dozens of keen birdwatchers have called BirdWatch Ireland in recent days claiming to have spotted the rare tiny bird across the country. But the excited 'twitchers' ...

A wildlife charity is asking people to keep an eye on their gardens this summer for a moth that hovers like a hummingbird. The hummingbird hawk-moth beat its wings up to 80 times a second to allow it ...

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 ...