Hawk Moth - Hawk Moth

Japanese: ホウジャク(蜂雀) - ホウジャク

An insect of the Lepidoptera family, Sphingidae. It is relatively small among the moths of this family, and the group includes mainly diurnal flying species, so the Japanese name suffix Houjaku is used for all moths. The genus Macroglossum , which is the core of this group, has about 80 known species, distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics of Southeast Asia. Twelve species are known in Japan, but the number of species increases the further south you go. Wingspan is 4-6cm. The body is thick, and the wings are short and slender. The antennae are club-shaped. It has strong flying power and a long proboscis, and like the hummingbirds of Central and South America, it stands still, vibrating its wings finely, extends its proboscis, and sucks nectar from flowers, hence the English name humming-bird moth.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鱗翅目スズメガ科の昆虫。この科のガのなかで比較的小型で，主として昼飛性の種を含むグループに対し，ホウジャクという和名語尾で統一している。このグループの中心をなすMacroglossum属は，80種くらい知られ，おもに東南アジアの熱帯や亜熱帯に分布している。日本には12種知られているが，種数は南下するに従って多くなる。翅の開張4～6cm。胴は太く，翅は短く細長い。触角は棍棒状。飛翔（ひしよう）力が強く，長い口吻（こうふん）をもち，中南米のハチドリのように，翅を細かく振動させながら静止して，口吻をのばし，花みつを吸うので，humming‐bird mothという英名がある。

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