sphinx kelebeği

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Definition of sphinx kelebeği in Turkish English dictionary

hawk moth

Any moth of the family Sphingidae

The larvæ are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine

any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

or sphinx moth Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and shorter hind wings, with wingspans ranging from 2 to 8 in. (5-20 cm). Many species pollinate flowers while sucking nectar; the proboscis of some species is up to 13 in. (32.5 cm) long. Some hawk moths migrate. The larvae, which are smooth and have a dorsal "horn," are called hornworms; larvae of two North American species the tobacco, or southern, hornworm, and the tomato, or northern, hornworm attack tomato, tobacco, and potato crops

They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis

See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm

Any moth of the family Sphingidæ, of which there are numerous genera and species

Hyphenation

sphinx ke·le·be·ği