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lasiocampid, n. and a.|leɪsɪəʊˈkæmpɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Lasiocampidæ, f. the generic name Lasiocampa (N. Contarini Catal. Uccelli e Insetti Padova (1843) 37), f. Gk. λάσιος hairy, shaggy + κάµπη caterpillar.]
A member of the family Lasiocampidæ, a group of large moths also known as eggars or lappet-moths, including some species whose larvae are called tent-caterpillars; of or pertaining to an insect of this kind.
1895J. H. & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects 360 The larvæ of the Lasiocampids feed upon the foliage of trees, and are frequently very destructive. 1912Proc. Entomol. Soc. London p. iv, Prof. Poulton exhibited specimens of the Lasiocampid moth Mimopacha gerstaeckeri, Dewitz. 1934Discovery XVII. 98/1 Sometimes the hairs and spines are..exhibited in an ostentatious manner whenever an enemy appears. This is well illustrated in Lasiocampids. 1964V. B. Wigglesworth Life of Insects vii. 112 The male..may be specially modified for the recognition and location of these scents. That is most evident in the Saturniid, Bombycid, and Lasiocampid moths, in most of which the female is sluggish and sedentary. |