Hawk-moth synonyms

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hawkmoth
(Entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.
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sphingid
(Biology) Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
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sphinx moth
any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
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hummingbird-moth
Any of the genus Hemaris of sphinx moths.
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Hawk-moth Sentence Examples

  • There are over 25,000 ommatidia in the eye of a hawk moth.

  • Sometimes Lepidoptera mimic protected members of other orders of insects - such as Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera; but perhaps the most singular illustrations of the phenomenon known in the order are exemplified by the larvae of the hawk-moth Chaerocampa, which imitate the heads of snakes.

  • death's-head hawk-moth (Acherontia atropus ). Phytochemistry 34, 1281-1283.

  • Peter Ward had seen a hummingbird hawk moth on North Marine Road back in June.

  • Moths such as the bright pink and lime green elephant hawk moth.

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