noun
yellow hawk moth
Refers to a specific species of hawk moth (family Sphingidae) that is yellow in color. Used in entomological contexts.
庭で黄色雀蛾を見つけた。
I found a yellow hawk moth in the garden.
Compound of 黄色 (きいろ, 'yellow') and 雀蛾 (すずめが, 'hawk moth'), literally 'yellow hawk moth'. The reading すずめ is an irregular kun'yomi for 雀, which normally means 'sparrow', but here it is part of the established name for hawk moths.