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sphinx moth

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sphinx moth
n.
See hawkmoth.
sphinx moth
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US and Canadian another name for the hawk moth
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Noun1.sphinx moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feedsphinx moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid
moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
family Sphingidae, Sphingidae - hawkmoths
Manduca sexta - moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
Manduca quinquemaculata - moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
Acherontia atropos, death's-head moth - European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
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Cabbage-white butterflies will only lay their eggs on plants within the cabbage family, and the massive, white-lined sphinx moth will lay its eggs on or near tomato plants, giving birth to the much despised and huge hornworm.
GOING NATIVE by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Everyone is silent as the sphinx moths land on the flowers.
The golden hour: Brightblack Morning Light follow the shape of the ... by Homans, Charles / The Fader
Byline: Jim Farber Staff Writer An iridescent blue morpho butterfly hovers gracefully above the crimson seed-filled husk of a bursting pomegranate as a banded sphinx moth caterpillar makes its way along one of the plant's delicate stems.
NATURAL WONDER EXHIBIT EXPLORES WORKS OF A PIONEERING FEMALE ARTIST by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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