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Definition of Hummingbird moth
1. Noun. Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed.
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Family Sphingidae, Sphingidae
Specialized synonyms: Manduca Sexta, Manduca Quinquemaculata, Acherontia Atropos, Death's-head Moth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hummingbird Moth
Literary usage of Hummingbird moth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Moths and Butterflies by Mary Cynthia Dickerson (1901)
"... and we see the aptness of its name of hummingbird moth ; in fact, it is so
bird-like that we are likely to be deceived until we look closely. ..."
2. Animal Mechanism: A Treatise on Terrestrial and Aërial Locomotion by Etienne-Jules Marey (1874)
"Tracing of the wing of a tired hummingbird moth . .194 TRACINGS OP THE FLIGHT OP
BIRDS. FIG. 95. ..."
3. Delagoa Bay: Its Natives and Natural History by Rose Monteiro (1891)
"... a transparent-wing hummingbird moth, common here (Cephonodes hylas), is a
brilliant light green, with a yellow tail and n yellow border to the cowl-like ..."
4. Scouting for Girls: Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts (1920)
"On the shores of lakes, ponds, and streams will also be found many invertebrates.
Insects and Spiders hummingbird moth Range: Eastern North America. ..."
5. Public Health by Society of Community Medicine (Great Britain), Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene (Great Britain), Society of Medical Officers of Health, Society of Community Medicine (1899)
"Anopheles have a slim, elegant body, shaped like that of a hummingbird moth, a
small head, and a long, thick proboscis. When seated on a wall, ..."
6. Ways of Nature by John Burroughs (1905)
"We have a hummingbird moth that so closely in its form and flight and manner
resembles a hummingbird, that if this resem-. blance brought it any immunity ..."
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