| 单词 | privet hawkmoth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprivet hawkmoth privet hawkmoth n. a large Palaearctic hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri, which has black and pinkish bands on the hindwings and abdomen and whose larvae feed on privet and related plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > sphinx ligustri (privet hawk) privet hawkmoth1720 privet hawk1766 1720 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Eng. Insects Descr. Pl. vii The Moth..commonly called the Privet Hawk-Moth. 1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 133 The Privet..being the chief food of the caterpillar of that very beautiful insect the Privet Hawk Moth. 1926 Iowa City Press– citizen 31 Aug. 3 The privet-hawk moth increases its original weight 72,000 times during its 32 days of feeding. 1993 BBC Wildlife June 60/2 The privet hawkmoth..is commonest in southern England. < as lemmas |
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