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Although, it flaps its wings fast enough to make seeing them very difficult.
Some species of sphinx moths can flap their wings up to 85 beats per second and can fly up to 10 miles per hour. That might be slow for a hummingbird but very fast for a moth.
Before any moth can fly it has to first go through a caterpillar stage. The caterpillar of the sphinx moth is very large. It is about three inches long and about as thick as your little finger. It is usually bright green with a large horn on its tail end giving it a threatening appearance, although it is harmless. At this stage they are often called “homworms”.
The caterpillars of sphinx moths are where the name originates, some of the larvae adopt a stance with their front end pulled up and head curled down when they are disturbed, supposedly looking like a sphinx. They are also called hornworms because most species have a pointed projection on their rear end. Some kinds eat tomato plants, getting the name “tomato homworm”.
Unlike other moths, the sphinx moth caterpillar does not spin a
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