hawk moth

See also: hawkmoth

English

Alternative forms

• hawk-moth, hawkmoth

Noun

hawk moth (plural hawk moths)

1. Any moth of the family Sphingidae.

Synonyms

• (moth in family Sphingidae): sphinx moth; hornworm (caterpillar)

Derived terms

• bee hawk moth (Hemaris spp.)
• death's head hawk moth (Acherontia spp.)
• elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor)
• hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
• lime hawk moth (Mimas tiliae)
• poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi)
• privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri)
• unicorn hawk moth (Coelodasys unicornis)
• vine hawk moth (Hippotion celerio)
• white-edged hunter hawkmoth (Theretra lycetus)

Translations

moth of the family Sphingidae

• Bulgarian: вечерница f (večernica)
• Catalan: borinot (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 天蛾 (zh) (tiān'é)

• Finnish: kiitäjä (fi)
• German: Schwärmer (de) m
• Hebrew: רַפְרָף (he) m (rafráf)
• Icelandic: svarmfiðrildi (is) n, svarmi (is) m
• Irish: conach m
• Italian: sfinge (it) f
• Navajo: iichʼąhii dinilzhiní
• Russian: бра́жник (ru) m (brážnik)
• Spanish: esfíngido m
• Swedish: svärmare (sv) c
• Welsh: gwalchwyfyn m