NOUN
- any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
How To Use hawkmoth In A Sentence
- The aerodynamic forces generated by rigid and flexible geometrically scaled hawkmoth wings were measured.
- Flowers are hexamerous, tubular, whitish and odoriferous, pollinated by relatively specialized vectors as large bees and hawkmoths.
- According to a report in Nature News, the study used radar to track the movement of more than 100,000 noctuid moths, hawkmoths and butterflies as they migrated to northern Europe in the spring and south to the Mediterranean in autumn every year between 2000 and 2007. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- Many species of hawkmoth are active at dawn and dusk when the colour of light changes considerably.
- The gene from the tobacco hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) produces a chemical that breaks down chitin, a major component of insects' outer surface and gut lining.
