sphinx moth
Noun
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Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed (synset 102301193)
is a type of: moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennaesubtypes:
- 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
belongs to: family sphingidae, sphingidae - hawkmoths
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