Like many moths in the Sphingidae family ... Although this species isn't considered a major pest, its larvae can sometimes ...

A sphinx moth tends to appear in the late afternoon and evening, and often visits night-blooming flowers. Here are some types ...

Eyespots appear on both adults and larvae and are often highly distinguishable from ... Watch as Alessandro explains more about this clever tactic. Most Sphingidae caterpillars have a small horn at ...

Syntretus perlmani lays its eggs in the bodies of living, adult fruit flies instead of larvae or pupae. The wasp larvae then burst out of the fly’s abdomen, killing it. The process is detailed ...

As evening comes on and the humidity rises, more workers arrive from nearby nests. They're carrying larvae that are about to enter the pupal stage and metamorphose into adults. Larvae of other ant ...

Our hawkmoth research aims to develop our understanding of the Sphingidae family through both morphological and DNA analysis, and provide an online taxonomy resource known as the Sphingidae Taxonomic ...

Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium, or pork tapeworm (stock photo) A man in the US who complained of frequent migraines was found to have tapeworm larvae in his ...

When the containers fill with water, mosquito larvae hatch from the eggs. After developing through four larval stages, the larvae metamorphose into pupas. Like the larval stage, the pupal stage is ...

Many bees overwinter within their nests as mature larvae, but those that emerge early in spring ... or pink. Hawk moths (Family Sphingidae), for example, are nocturnal pollinators of evening primrose ...

A ladybird's lifecycle has four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Egg - Ladybirds lay eggs one or more times a year (species vary), in batches of up to 40. They are yellow or orange and will ...

Females lay eggs into animal wounds and on soft tissues such as the nose, navel and anus. The larvae burrow through the flesh creating bacterial infections that attract more egg-laying females. The ...