clearwing
a moth having wings mostly devoid of scales and transparent, especially any of the family Aegeriidae, many species of which are injurious to plants.
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Another English name for it is the Dusky clearwing, and this refers to the cloudy fore wings.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard SouthThere is another 'Hornet clearwing,' the larva of which feeds on the stems of osiers.
Butterflies and Moths | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for clearwing
clearwing moth
/ (ˈklɪəˌwɪŋ) /
any moth of the family Sesiidae (or Aegeriidae), characterized by the absence of scales from the greater part of the wings. They are day-flying and some, such as the hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis), resemble wasps and other hymenopterans
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