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Definition of clearwing in English: clearwing(also clearwing moth) nounˈklɪəwɪŋˈklirwiNG A day-flying moth which has narrow mainly transparent wings and mimics a wasp or bee in appearance. Family Sesiidae: several genera and many species, including the hornet moth Example sentencesExamples - The adult is a clearwing moth, with the forewings brown and the hindwings clear with brown borders.
- The adult of the raspberry crown borer is a clearwing moth with a wingspan of 1 1/4 inches.
- Honeybees (the few that have so far escaped the Varroa mites), bumblebees, various flies and beetles, and the hummingbird clearwing (a moth that thinks it's a hummingbird) frequent milkweeds too.
- Most clearwing moths look wasp- or hornet-like, but the adult squash vine borer looks like a large, glassy-winged, bright orange and black fly-fishing lure.
- The adult is a clearwing moth in the same family as the peachtree borer, lesser peachtree borer, and lilac borer.
Definition of clearwing in US English: clearwing(also clearwing moth) nounˈklirwiNG A day-flying moth which has narrow mainly transparent wings and mimics a wasp or bee in appearance. Family Sesiidae: several genera and many species, including the hornet moth Example sentencesExamples - The adult is a clearwing moth in the same family as the peachtree borer, lesser peachtree borer, and lilac borer.
- The adult is a clearwing moth, with the forewings brown and the hindwings clear with brown borders.
- The adult of the raspberry crown borer is a clearwing moth with a wingspan of 1 1/4 inches.
- Honeybees (the few that have so far escaped the Varroa mites), bumblebees, various flies and beetles, and the hummingbird clearwing (a moth that thinks it's a hummingbird) frequent milkweeds too.
- Most clearwing moths look wasp- or hornet-like, but the adult squash vine borer looks like a large, glassy-winged, bright orange and black fly-fishing lure.
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