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Sphingidae
(redirected from Hawkmoths)

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Sphingidae [′sfin·jə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
The single family of the lepidopteran superfamily Sphingoidea.


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But night-cruising hawkmoths, during tests in Kelber's lab, have done better than people do at distinguishing colors even in light as dim as starlight (SN: 11/30/02, p.
Ellington's team documented wing movements of hawkmoths and the air currents they whip up.
People lose color discrimination in such dimness, but hawkmoths aced tests of color recognition at night.
 
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