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Definition of Hawkmoths
1. hawkmoth [n] - See also: hawkmoth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawkmoths
Literary usage of Hawkmoths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Book Auction Records by Frank Karslake (1907)
"... by the author, 1906 Porter, £i 123 S. May 14 Illustrated Life History of the
British hawkmoths, ills, drawn and Larvae of British Lepidoptera, 2 v., ..."
2. An Introduction to Entomology, Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects by William Kirby, William Spence (1826)
"... with a view to this circumstance, into diurnal, crepuscular, and nocturnal;
or butterflies (Papilio L.), hawkmoths (Sphinx L.), ..."
3. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Small moths and hawkmoths were the predominate nocturnal visitors, ... Moths were
most active shortly after dusk, however hawkmoths were active near dawn as ..."
4. Instructions for Collecting and Preserving Valuable Lepidoptera for by James Sinclair (1916)
"In the dusk of evening the hawkmoths will be seen darting through the air like
little Humming birds, especially wherever there are apple blossoms, ..."
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