Meaning | Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed. |
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Synonyms | hawkmoth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth |
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Member of | Sphingidae, family Sphingidae | hawkmoths |
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Narrower | Manduca quinquemaculata | moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms |
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Manduca sexta | moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms |
death's-head moth, Acherontia atropos | European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull |
Broader | moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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Spanish | esfíngido |
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