Insects that visit flowers at night to collect pollen, such as the sphinx moth, love them, too.
在夜间造访花朵采集花粉的昆虫，如斯芬克斯蛾，也喜欢这些花。
Sphinx Moth
原声例句
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昆虫王国第二季 （原声版）
There are huge number of Sphinx moths here, ideal for having a good chance of catching one of the most famous of them: " The Predictor" .
这里有很多天蛾是抓到它们之中最有名的“预言之蛾”的好机会。
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It's possible Merian used a magnifying glass to capture the detail of the split tongues of sphinx moths depicted in the painting.
梅里安可能使用放大镜捕捉到了画中所描绘的狮身人面像蛾分裂舌头的细节。
中文百科
天蛾科 Sphingidae
（重定向自Sphinx Moth）
天蛾科（学名：Sphingidae）是鳞翅目的一科，科名取自希腊语“Sphinx”，即希腊神话中的怪物“斯芬克斯”。 天蛾科下辖200多个属，约1,450个品种。本科物种大多数于热带生活，但其每一个地区都有其踪影。本科昆虫主要特征是前翅狭长，后翅呈短三角形，复眼大，胸部粗壮，腹部末端尖及呈流线型，触角端部细而弯曲。体型中等到大，所以可作快速及持续的飞行，最长可达每小时40到50公里。
英语百科
Sphingidae 天蛾科
（重定向自Sphinx Moth）
![Frenulum of a male comma nephele hawk moth as seen when the fore wing is pulled back. It fits into a retinaculum on vein Sc on the ventral side of the fore wing,[7] and couples the wings in flight for efficiency.[8] In males it consists of a single, though compound bristle, while females have several compound bristles.[9] The frenulum is reduced in some Smerinthini.[8]](/uploads/202502/12/Nephele_comma_se_frenulum,_enkele_saamgestelde_borselhaar,_c5444.jpg)
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera), commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, and hornworms; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species are found in every region. They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid, sustained flying ability. Their narrow wings and streamlined abdomens are adaptations for rapid flight.