Definition of Sphingids. Meaning of Sphingids. Synonyms of Sphingids

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Definition of Sphingids

Sphingid
Sphingid Sphin"gid, n. (Zo["o]l.) A sphinx.
Sphingid
Sphingid Sphin"gid, a. Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingid[ae].

Meaning of Sphingids from wikipedia

- 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...
- bordered in cream along the sides and with a horn at the rear end typical of sphingids. The horn is purplish red, changing to blue with an orange tip in the...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Mexico. The wingspan is 52–69 mm. Adults are more nocturnal than most sphingids. Adults are on wing from June to September in eastern Canada. In New Jersey...