| 单词 | footman moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfootman moth 5. Any of various moths of the family Arctiidae, most of which are small and plainly coloured and have hairy caterpillars which feed on lichens. Also footman moth. Frequently with distinguishing word.Most of these moths are members of the subfamily Lithosiinae.red-necked footman, rosy footman: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Arctiidae > member of subfamily Lithosiidae (footman) liveryman1744 footman1775 1775 M. Harris Eng. Lepidoptera 27 Footman... Dark lead colour, bordered round with cream colour. 1800 E. Donovan Nat. Hist. Brit. Insects IX. 39 Phalæna Quadra. Spotted Footman Moth. 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 249 Lithosia quadra (four-spotted footman). 1870 Eng. Mech. 21 Jan. 449/2 The scarce footman (Lithosia caniola) has not long been known as a British insect. 1989 M. Chinery Butterflies & Day-flying Moths Brit. & Europe 187 The footmen, most of which are nocturnal, are a rather varied group and are sometimes mistaken for geometers. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 19 July 35 The most abundant types [of moth] are the garden grass-veneer..and the slightly bigger common footman (silvery grey, oval with a rich yellow border). < as lemmas |
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