sphinx moth

Questions about sphinx moth

What does sphinx moth mean?

sphinx moth means "any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed".

What is another word for sphinx moth?

Close synonyms include hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, hummingbird moth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sphinx moth a common word?

sphinx moth is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.