| 单词 | purslane sphinx |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurslane sphinx purslane sphinx n. U.S. (now rare) the larva of the white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata, which feeds on the leaves of various plants including purslane; (also purslane sphinx moth) the moth itself. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Sphingidae > deilephica lineata (purslane sphinx) purslane sphinx1841 1841 T. W. Harris Rep. Insects Massachusetts Index 230 Purslane sphinx. 1899 Science 17 Feb. 241/2 It will be easy to indicate their importance as destroyers of weeds and other noxious plants... We need only mention..the purslane caterpillar (Copidryas gloveri), the burdock beetle (Gastroidea cyanea), and the purslane sphinx moth (Deilephila lineata). 1901 M. C. Dickerson Moths & Butterflies 239 Another extremely common Sphinx caterpillar is the Purslane Sphinx, or the larva of the White-lined Sphinx moth. < as lemmas |
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