Clearwing

Word CLEARWING
Character 9
Hyphenation clear wing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Clearwing"

What do we mean by clearwing?

Any of various diurnal moths of the family Sesiidae, having scaleless transparent wings and a wasplike appearance, some of which are pests of crops. noun

Any of various other similar moths, especially of the family Sphingidae. noun

A sphinx-moth in which the wings are transparent in the middle: as, the thysbe clearwing, Hemaris thysbe. noun

A lepidopterous insect with partially transparent wings, of the family Ægeriadæ, of which the currant and peach-tree borers are examples. noun

Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings noun

Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings

Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings

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The word "clearwing" in example sentences

#The concert was recorded by a company called "clearwing" but I was told there's no way it will be given out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This morning's excitement was this moth hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe). ❋ AYDIN (2009)

It is probably a hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe). ❋ AYDIN (2009)

The Oleria quadrata belongs to the clearwing family and is a breed that feeds on aster then passes its alkaloids during mating to the poor and, I assume, unaware female butterfly to render her repugnant to other males. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This morning's excitement was this moth hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

It is probably a hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

Investigation showed it, too, was a moth -- a hummingbird clearwing moth. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Those clearwing moths are hard to shoot since the move about so much. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My camera could not catch the wings clearly of this clearwing moth. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is one of the more abundant clearwing species in its home range, which extends throughout Central America into Mexico. – wikipedia ❋ Unknown (2006)

Greta oto is a brush-footed butterfly, and is a member of the clearwing clade; its wings are transparent. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I have found the latter very effective with the red-belted apple clearwing (Sesia myopiformis), and no doubt it would also prove so with other species of the class. ❋ Montagu Browne (N/A)

Members of the Sphingidae family of sphinx moths, the hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) mimic a hummingbird very well, as the name implies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The adult is a clearwing moth that looks like a wasp. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The moth is a hummingbird clearwing (hemaris thysbe). ❋ Unknown (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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