"family sphingidae" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: arthropod family - any of the arthropods
member holonym:
- hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth - any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
- genus manduca, manduca - moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms
- acherontia, genus acherontia - death's-head moth
belongs to: lepidoptera, order lepidoptera - moths and butterflies

same as: sphingidae