Nature is filled with unusual creatures, but few are as instantly recognisable or as eerie as the death’s-head hawk moth. Famous for the distinctive skull-shaped marking on its thorax, this striking ...

Scientists have been able to follow death's-head hawk moths thousands of kilometres using tiny tracking devices They mounted 14 moths with the devices, which weigh just 0.2 grams, and followed them by ...

Immortalized in the horror movie The Silence of the Lambs and in folklore as a night-flying harbinger of doom, the death's head hawk moth has a ghoulish reputation. Truth be told, though, its most ...

A spectacular caterpillar of a rare moth species best known for appearing on the poster for a blockbuster Hollywood film has been found on Dartmoor. The giant and colourful caterpillar is known by the ...

The Death's-head hawk moth, recognizable by its skull-like thorax marking, is a harmless yet intriguing insect found across Africa, Asia, and Europe. This species employs unique defenses, including a ...