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hawk moth

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hawk moth

 or sphinx moth

Any moth of the lepidopteran family Sphingidae. Found worldwide, these stout-bodied moths have long, narrow forewings and shorter hind wings, with wingspans ranging from 2 to 8 in. (5–20 cm). Many species pollinate flowers while sucking nectar; the proboscis of some species is up to 13 in. (32.5 cm) long. Some hawk moths migrate. The larvae, which are smooth and have a dorsal “horn,” are called hornworms; larvae of two North American species—the tobacco, or southern, hornworm, and the tomato, or northern, hornworm—attack tomato, tobacco, and potato crops.
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O wneud dipyn o ymchwil credaf mai gwyfyn ydi'r creadur yma, a'r enw Saesneg arno yw Elephant Hawk Moth, ac mae o mor fendigedig o dlws ar l dod o'r cocoon oedd amdano.
Creaduriaid bach rhyfedd yn yr ardd by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
elephant hawk moth, barn owl, painted lady butterfly, .
Signs of hope on island by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Unlike the butterfly, the white-lined sphinx moth, variously known as the hummingbird or hawk moth, prefers tubular plants, including the evening primrose and penstemons, and will often buzz between them at dusk and on cloudy days.
GOING NATIVE by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
 
 
 
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