Definition of Sphingid. Meaning of Sphingid. Synonyms of Sphingid

- hummingbirds, certain bats, hoverflies, and these sphingids (an example of convergent evolution). Sphingids have been studied for their flying ability, especially...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- The larva illustrated by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) as Thysania agrippina is a sphingid, probably Pachylia syces....
- Hippotion velox, the dark striated hawkmoth, is a species of sphingid moth or the family Sphingidae. The species was described by Johan Christian Fabricius...
- 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...
- Nephele hespera, the crepuscular hawkmoth, is a sphingid moth described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in the tropical and subtropical...
- on pollen, with pollen on its proboscis Xanthopan morganii, an African sphingid, has a foot-long proboscis adapted for feeding from the orchid Angrae****...
- 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...