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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Bombycoidea —moths , commonly referred to ashawk moths , sphinx moths, andhornworms .
Etymologies
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The Snowberry Clearwing is a wide-ranging and fairly common member of the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths also known as hawk moths.
BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002
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The Snowberry Clearwing is a wide-ranging and fairly common member of the family Sphingidae, the sphinx moths also known as hawk moths.
Archive 2002-08-01 John L. Trapp 2002
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When the caterpillar is large, the green area is often broken up by pale lines, longitudinal as on the larvae of many Owl Moths (Noctuidae) or oblique, as on the great caterpillars of most Hawk Moths (Sphingidae).
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Celeus and Carolina, or Choerocampinae, which includes the exquisite Deilephila Lineata, and its cousins; also Sphingidae, which cover the clear-winged Hemaris diffinis and Thysbe.
Moths of the Limberlost Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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The simplest form of this protection is the aggressive attitude of the caterpillars of the Sphingidae, the forepart of the body being erected so as to produce a rude resemblance to the figure of a sphinx, hence the name of the family.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Of Lepidoptera, Sphingidae and Tineidae have been found in the Oolite; while ants, representing the highly specialised Hymenoptera, have occurred in the Purbeck and Lias.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Conversely, the hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae are strong fliers, and so, of the 47 species that occur on Hispaniola, only 7 are endemic.
WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role 2010
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Conversely, the hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae are strong fliers, and so, of the 47 species that occur on Hispaniola, only
WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role 2010
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Conversely, the hawkmoths in the family Sphingidae are strong fliers, and so, of the 47 species that occur on Hispaniola, only
WN.com - Articles related to Japan, Pacific nations deny report of trading cash for whaling votes 2010
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Members of the Sphingidae family of sphinx moths, the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) mimic a hummingbird very well, as the name implies.
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