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- have both an undivided frenular hook and a retinaculum. Also, all male hawkmoths have a partial comb of hairs along with their antennae. Females call males...
- The name death's-head hawkmoth refers to any of three moth species of the genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos, Acherontia styx and Acherontia lachesis)...
- at dusk, dawn, and even in the rain, which is unusual for even diurnal hawkmoths. M. stellatarum engages in free hovering flight, which allows more maneuverability...
- Most of the food plants they target have large, fragrant white flowers. Hawkmoths, including M. quinquemaculata, are the primary pollinators of D. meteloides...
- Langia zenzeroides, the apple hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1872. It is found in northern India,...
- Amsels' hawkmoth (Rethera amseli) is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Franz Daniel in 1958. It is known from western Afghanistan. The...
- lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey...
- case (cocoon) A caterpillar of death's-head hawkmoth Mating pair of Laothoe populi, or poplar hawkmoths, showing two different color variants White-lined...
- Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-11-07. Pittaway, A. R. (1993). The Hawkmoths of the Western Palaearctic. Harley Books, London. Weaving, Alan; Picker...
- Sphinx ligustri, the privet hawk moth, is a moth found in most of the Palearctic realm. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th...