Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various diurnal moths of the family Sesiidae, having scaleless transparent wings and a wasplike appearance, some of which are pests of crops.
- noun Any of various other similar moths, especially of the family Sphingidae.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sphinx-moth in which the wings are transparent in the middle: as, the thysbe clearwing, Hemaris thysbe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A lepidopterous insect with partially transparent wings, of the family
Ægeriadæ , of which the currant and peach-tree borers are examples.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
moths , of the family Sesiidae, that havetransparent wings
Etymologies
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Examples
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#The concert was recorded by a company called "clearwing" but I was told there's no way it will be given out.
mjsbigblog 2010
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This morning's excitement was this moth hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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It is probably a hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
Archive 2009-05-01 AYDIN 2009
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The Oleria quadrata belongs to the clearwing family and is a breed that feeds on aster then passes its alkaloids during mating to the poor and, I assume, unaware female butterfly to render her repugnant to other males.
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The Oleria quadrata belongs to the clearwing family and is a breed that feeds on aster then passes its alkaloids during mating to the poor and, I assume, unaware female butterfly to render her repugnant to other males.
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This morning's excitement was this moth hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe.
Hummingbird clearwing AYDIN 2009
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It is probably a hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe.
Clearwing moth from the sidewalk AYDIN 2009
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Investigation showed it, too, was a moth -- a hummingbird clearwing moth.
Boing Boing: August 20, 2006 - August 26, 2006 Archives 2006
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Those clearwing moths are hard to shoot since the move about so much.
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My camera could not catch the wings clearly of this clearwing moth.
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