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Definition of Sphinx 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 Sphinx Moth
Literary usage of Sphinx 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)
"Twin-spotted sphinx moth 232 197. Caterpillar of the Twin-spotted Sphinx 233 198.
Chrysalis of the Twin-spotted Sphinx 234 199. Caterpillar with the cocoons ..."
2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1907)
"Caterpillar of white-lined sphinx moth. Slightly enlarged. medium sized insects,
diurnal in their habits, and frequent flowers. ..."
3. Butterflies and Bees: The Insect Folk : Volume II by Margaret Warner Morley (1905)
"... THE sphinx moth Listen ! What sound is that we hear ? Mollie says it is a
humming bird ... sphinx moth."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Among these insects are the four-homed sphinx-moth ... with four little horns
near the head and the long anal horn characteristic of the sphinx-moth. ..."
5. An Introductory Logic by James Edwin Creighton (1909)
"Not long afterwards Darwin's prediction was verified by the discovery of a huge
sphinx-moth with a tongue of the length predicted. § 70. ..."
6. An Introductory Logic by James Edwin Creighton (1909)
"Not long afterwards Darwin's prediction was verified by the discovery of a huge
sphinx-moth with a tongue of the length predicted. § 70. ..."
7. Sea-side and Way-side by Julia McNair Wright (1888)
"I should like you to see the caterpillars of the sphinx moth eating. ... The sphinx
moth lays its eggs on the top sprays of a weed called the spurge. ..."
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