オオスカシバ

noun

coffee bee hawkmoth; pellucid hawk moth; coffee clearwing

A species of clearwing moth (Cephonodes hylas) known for its transparent wings and hummingbird-like flight. Common in gardens and parks across Japan.

• 夏なつの庭にわでオオスカシバがクチナシの花はなに止とまっていた。

  In the summer garden, a coffee bee hawkmoth was resting on a gardenia flower.

• オオスカシバは透とう明めいな翅はねを持もち、ハチドリのようにホバリングする。

  The pellucid hawk moth has transparent wings and hovers like a hummingbird.