Part hummingbird, part moth and part...hawk? Behold the hummingbird hawk-moth, one of the more bizarre-looking flying ...

The hummingbird hawk-moth is partial to flowers with tube-shaped petals and uses its long, curled proboscis — an elongated sucking mouthpart — to extract nectar from the flower's center.

Some adult hummingbird moths can live up to around seven months, but others only live for about three to five weeks. However, their full life cycle comprises several stages, including egg, larva ...

But, for the most part, the unidentified flying object hovers and darts just like a hummingbird. Chances are good that the befuddled weed-picker is looking at one of our strangest moths.

Similar to other hovering insects, birds and bats, the hummingbird hawk-moth generates lift by moving its wings in a shallow figure-eight pattern. This motion creates a spinning vortex of air on ...

If you see a strange-looking hummingbird at a Bay Area park this summer, it might not be a bird at all. Heavy winter rainfall caused a population boom for a moth called the white-lined sphinx.

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 ...

No, it's a hummingbird hawk-moth! This fascinating creature looks like a hummingbird, but it's actually a moth. It even hovers in a way reminiscent of hummingbirds, with its wings fluttering so ...