| 单词 | eyed hawkmoth |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseyed hawkmoth eyed hawkmoth n. (also eyed hawk) a European hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, having a pink hindwing which (when spread open) displays a prominent eyespot. ΚΠ 1720 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Eng. Insects Pl. viii Eyed Hawk-moth. 1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths I. 7 Smerinthus Ocellatus. The Eyed Hawk-Moth. 1920 P. J. Fryer Insect Pests & Fungus Dis. Fruit & Hops viii. 36 The Eyed Hawk Moth [lays] a single egg on each leaf it visits. 1974 W. Condry Woodlands xiii. 148 The largest moth of willows is the eyed hawk; its voracious caterpillars often strip the leaves off whole sprays in late summer. 2006 M. Golley Compl. Garden Wildlife Bk. (2007) 57 Eyed Hawkmoths will, when disturbed, gently wiggle to and fro, exposing the eyes on the wing. < as lemmas |
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