| 单词 | muslin moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuslin moth muslin moth n. any of various moths with semi-transparent wings; spec. a small dimorphic European moth, Diaphora mendica (family Arctiidae), the male of which is usually blackish and the female white with black spots. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Arctiidae > diaphora mendica (muslin moth) muslin1819 muslin moth1830 1830 J. Rennie Insect Transformations iii. xiii. 314 Mr. Jones of Chelsea, in one of his excursions, caught a female of the spotted muslin moth (Diaphora mendica, Stephens). 1903 W. F. Kirby European Butterflies & Moths Pl. xxv Spilosoma Mendica—Spotted Muslin Moth. 1967 E. B. Ford Moths (ed. 2) xi. 163 The Muslin Moth, Cycnia mendica..is an interglacial relict in Ireland. 1984 B. Skinner Colour Identification Guide Moths Brit. Isles 82/2 Muslin Moth... Generally distributed throughout the British Isles. 2009 C. Manley Brit. Moths & Butterflies (rev. ed.) 190/2 Muslin moth Diaphora mendica... Common. May–Jun. Grey male is most often seen. < as lemmas |
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