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of hairs along with their antennae. Females attract males with pheromones. The male may douse the female with a pheromone before mating.

Behavior

Some species fly only for short periods either around dusk or dawn, while other species only appear later in the evening and others around midnight, but such species may occasionally be seen feeding on flowers during the day. A few common species in Africa, such as the Oriental beehawk (Cephonodes hylas virescens),

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