Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A common clearwing moth (
Hemaris thysbe ).
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Examples
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This morning's excitement was this moth hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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It is probably a hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
Archive 2009-05-01 AYDIN 2009
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It is probably a hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe.
Clearwing moth from the sidewalk AYDIN 2009
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This morning's excitement was this moth hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe.
Hummingbird clearwing AYDIN 2009
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Members of the Sphingidae family of sphinx moths, the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) mimic a hummingbird very well, as the name implies.
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The moth is a hummingbird clearwing (hemaris thysbe).
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