- hummingbirds,
certain bats, hoverflies, and
these sphingids (an
example of
convergent evolution).
Sphingids have been
studied for
their flying ability, especially...
-
southern dart,
which can go as fast as 48.4
kilometres per hour (30.1 mph).
Sphingids are some of the
fastest flying insects, some are
capable of
flying at...
- This
species is
quite variable,
though not
confusable with any
other sphingid of the
Palearctic in its markings, the
ground colour of the
forewings being...
- 'Paperwhite' form.
These are
adapted to long-tongued Lepidoptera,
particularly sphingid moths such as Macroglossum,
Pieridae and Nymphalidae, but also some long-tongued...
- The
larva illustrated by
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) as
Thysania agrippina is a
sphingid,
probably Pachylia syces....
-
especially fragrant at night,
during which period they are
pollinated by
sphingid and
noctuid moths. In
common with
other members of the family, this species...
- death's head
hawkmoth or bee robber, is a
large (up to 13 cm wingspan)
sphingid moth
found in India, Sri
Lanka and much of the East
Asian region. It is...
-
Acherontia styx, 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...
-
Hippotion rosetta, or Swinhoe's
striated hawkmoth, is a
species of
sphingid moth in the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Charles Swinhoe...
- with a
posterior horn, as is
typical of
larvae of the Sphingidae. Most
sphingid larvae however, have
fairly smooth posterior horns,
possibly with a simple...
