Tag Archive for 'Hawkmoth'

Reda Ismaieel et al. examined the olfactory capabilities of the wings of the tobacco hawkmoth (Manduca sexta). Image credit: Reda Ismaieel et al., doi: 10.1242/jeb.252047.

Moths Can Smell With Their Wings, Researchers Say

Jul 30, 2026 by News Staff

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have found that moth wings are equipped with odor-detecting receptors, suggesting the insects...

Meteorus stellatus. Image credit: S. Fujie.

Newly-Discovered Parasitoid Wasp Species Constructs Enigmatic Star-Shaped Cocoons

Dec 1, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Meteorus stellatus inhabits primary forests of the Okinawa-hontô and Amami-ôshima Islands, subtropical Japan. Meteorus stellatus. Image credit: S. Fujie. “Parasitoid...

A hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) clings to a robotic flower used to study the insect’s ability to track the moving flower under low light conditions. Image credit: Rob Felt / Georgia Tech.

Hawkmoths Can Slow Their Brains to Improve Vision in Low Light

Jun 15, 2015 by News Staff

A new study published online in the journal Science suggests that both the sight and flight of the dusk-foraging hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) likely evolved...