In vision-based flight control of hummingbird hawkmoths, the visual field partitions by natural cue prevalence into an optic flow and dorsal directional pathway, which integrate according to their ...

How the hawkmoth sees, hovers and tracks flowers in the dark Date: June 11, 2015 Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Summary: Using high-speed infrared cameras and robotic flowers, scientists ...

Article Open access Published: 13 May 2016 Innate olfactory preferences for flowers matching proboscis length ensure optimal energy gain in a hawkmoth Alexander Haverkamp, Julia Bing, Elisa Badeke ...

White egret orchid evolved frilly petal to support pollinator hawkmoth Date: July 29, 2022 Source: Kobe University Summary: Botanists suggest that the frilly lip of the white egret orchid evolved ...

Toshiyuki Nakata, Hao Liu, Aerodynamic performance of a hovering hawkmoth with flexible wings: a computational approach, Proceedings: Biological Sciences, Vol. 279, No. 1729 (22 February 2012), pp.

This remarkable ability to stay on course, even in unfavourable conditions, indicates the death’s-head hawkmoth has sophisticated compass mechanisms. Our research team reared the caterpillars into ...

Hawkmoth wings flap 30-50 times per second, so Professor Hedrick and his team capture roughly 40 frames per hawkmoth wingflap with each camera.

This is a video of a hawkmoth, Manduca sexta, in a wind tunnel. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Although the white egret orchid utilizes hawkmoths to transport its pollen, these important findings indicate that the eye-catching fringe is more than a visual aid for pollinators, and has ...

1. The Death's-Head Hawkmoth gets its name from the skull-like mark on its thorax. 2. Given its unusual markings, it's probably not surprising that people once considered it a bad omen.