Tag Archive for 'Hawkmoth'

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...