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.

You remember those hot days last summer? I'm used to high altitude and lower temperatures, so when the mercury slithers up to around 110, my resolve leaks out through my toes, and I'm left languid and ...

Kelsey Shaw holds one of the larger caterpillars. White-lined sphinx moth caterpillars can grow up to 5 inches long. Credit: Sierra Alvarez/ Cronkite News MESA — Kelsey Shaw and her two children pick ...

Question: I have been seeing many caterpillars in my garden with a small horn on the tip of the body — they are black and yellow. What is this insect? Will it damage my garden? Answer: White-lined ...

LAS CRUCES – Caterpillars of the white-lined sphinx moth are out in droves this year, crawling on sidewalks and across streets around Doña Ana County, but don’t worry, they’re harmless. The ...

While watering my rock garden, I inadvertently flushed an Achemon sphinx moth, Eumorpha achemon, which flew less than 20 feet to clutch onto a Stella D’Oro lily, where it stayed for the remainder of ...