- 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...
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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...