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.
noun
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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