Cindy Burkhardt had been watching a sphinx moth caterpillar in her garden for several days, but then it disappeared. Soon thereafter, she saw another trundling across a dirt road on Rabbit Mountain.

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name? — Helen Hunt Jackson, 19th century American writer, poet, and activist When it comes to moth names, have I got some ...

Q: Yesterday I noticed the leaves were gone on our Desert Willow. As I got close I saw the same type of worm/caterpillar that were found on tomato plants back in Pennsylvania. There were four or five ...

With the current summer heat and glaring midday sun, early morning and after sunset are the most salubrious times to be outside. The outdoor dinner hour is late and coincides with that of moths ...

One night this past week I was sitting in the hot shade of the deck watching for hummingbird activity. Every so often one or two would either come to the flowers and feeders or chase each other around ...

Late summer temperatures were still uncomfortable at lower elevations, but at nearly 5,000 feet the air had a distinct autumn feel as I enjoyed a late afternoon hike around Lake Cuyamaca. I paused to ...

Braulio Sanchez, a researcher and recent graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso, demonstrates caterpillar and adult moth replicas used in a study on moth predation. The study, recently ...

Diane Winkler was hiking with her wife about a week ago at Point Reyes National Seashore when she spotted something that drew her up short. “Along the Abbotts Lagoon Trail, we got to a boardwalk where ...