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Meaning of "hawkmoth"

hawkmoth (noun) - a large moth of the family Sphingidae, known for its swift flight and hovering capabilities, typically having long, narrow wings and a streamlined body
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  • Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.

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But the hawkmoth may also be using sound to trick its victims.
It could be a hawkmoth.
The Willowherb Hawkmoth ( Proserpinus proserpina ) is a species of moth in the Sphingidae family.
Theretra silhetensis is known as Brown-Banded Hunter Hawkmoth of the Sphingidae family.
The five-spotted hawkmoth ( " Manduca quinquemaculata " ) is a brown and gray hawk moth of the Sphingidae family.
DNA barcodes and morphology reveal a hybrid hawkmoth in Tahiti Lepidoptera, Sphingidae.
Sphinx perelegans, the elegant sphinx, is a species of hawkmoth.
Perhaps the death's-head hawkmoth squeaks to scare predators like birds.
The group was returning very slowly, without hurrying, when Nono saw a splendid death 's - head hawkmoth.
Amsels ' Hawkmoth ( Rethera amseli ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
Key words, genetic structure, rare species, hawkmoth pollination, Lilium, disjunct populations.
The Mountain Hawkmoth ( " Dolbina grisea " ) is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family.
The broad-bordered bee hawkmoth ( " Hemaris syra " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Kuldja Hawkmoth ( " Sphingonaepiopsis kuldjaensis " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Southern Pine Hawkmoth ( " Sphinx maurorum " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.

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The Gorgon Hawkmoth ( " Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Lesser Madder Hawkmoth ( " Rethera brandti " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
Clemens ' Hawkmoth ( " Sphinx luscitiosa " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Afghan Madder Hawkmoth ( " Rethera afghanistana " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Atlas bee hawkmoth (Hemaris aksana) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Pamir Poplar Hawkmoth ( " Laothoe philerema " ) is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Northern Eyed Hawkmoth ( " Smerinthus caecus " ) is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Maghreb Poplar Hawkmoth ("Laothoe austanti") is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family.
The grapevine hawkmoth ( " Clarina kotschyi " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The White-brow hawkmoth ("Gnathothlibus erotus") is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Savanna Hawkmoth ( " Sphingonaepiopsis nana " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Ladakh Hawkmoth ( " Hyles nervosa " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Salang Hawkmoth ( " Hyles salangensis " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Spurge Hawkmoth ("Hyles robertsi") is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Bean-caper Hawkmoth ( " Hyles zygophylli " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Oriental Eyed Hawkmoth ( " Smerinthus planus " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Hindu Kush Hawkmoth ( " Hyles stroehlei " ) is a moth of the Sphingidae family.
The Lesser Eyed Hawkmoth ("Smerinthus minor") is a moth of the Sphingidae family.

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