Garden cameo! 🐛 This vibrant visitor is a white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) in the making. Before they transform, these caterpillars can grow up to 3 inches long and come in a surprising variety of colors—green, brown, even black! Love bugs? Great news! We’re seeking volunteers for our insectary. In addition to feeding and caring for the insectary’s current caterpillar residents, you’ll help search our gardens for new ones! To get started, complete a volunteer application: wildflower.org/

Hyles euphorbiae, the spurge hawk-moth, is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. Great Tit bird tweeting in the background, slowed down to reveal how it sounds like a completely different animal. Photographed in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. September 2024. | MacroLab3D