If you’re a gardener, chances are you may have come across a sphinx moth pupa at some point while digging in the dirt. A ...

"Hawk moth, hummingbird moth, and sphinx moth all refer to insects in ... are short there is only one generation per year. The pupa spends the whole winter well hidden, and the adult emerges ...

posterior spines and are called “hornworms,” and pupae often have a handle-like extension to accommodate the developing proboscis of the adult moth. The herbivorous larvae of some species occasionally ...