单词 | gold spot moth |
释义 | > as lemmasgold spot moth gold spot n. (more fully gold spot moth) a Eurasian noctuid moth, Plusia festucae, having reddish-brown and golden-yellow forewings with two silvery-white spots. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > genus Noctua or Cucullia > noctua festucae gold spot1769 1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 148 Festuca. Gold-spot Moth. First Wings brown, with 2 or 3 silver-gold spots. 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 422 Noctua Festucæ, the gold Spot. 1913 W. F. Kirby Butterflies & Moths Romance & Reality 123 The Gold-spot..has rusty brown fore wings, varied with gold-colour. 2011 Observer Rev. (Nexis) 26 June 22 The many moths with metallic, light-reflecting scales..include the gold spangle, the gold spot and the beautiful golden Y. < as lemmas |
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