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hawkmoth /ˈhɔːkmɒθ /nounA large swift-flying moth with a stout body and narrow forewings, typically feeding on nectar while hovering.- Family Sphingidae: several genera and many species.
Most hawkmoths feed while hovering in front of flowers and use visual cues to control hovering flight....- Colour vision in humans and honeybees is restricted to brighter light intensities than those accessible to nocturnal hawkmoths.
- Under limited light, similar to that of late dusk, Kelber and her colleagues trained sixteen hawkmoths to find the sugar solution placed in the centers of artificial flowers.
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