Hawk Moth Definition

noun
Any of a family (Sphingidae) of moths with a thick, tapering body, slender wings, and a long feeding tube used for sucking the nectar of flowers; sphinx moth.
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Noun

Singular:
hawk moth
Plural:
hawk-moths

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.

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

  • Sheltering from the rain in the hide at Ternery Pool yesterday (7th) was a humming bird hawk moth.

  • A beautiful hummingbird hawk moth appeared and swiftly visited each bloom and then flew out of sight.

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