单词 | pearl moth |
释义 | > as lemmaspearl moth pearl moth n. see sense A. 14. pearl moth 14. In full pearl moth. Any of various pyralid moths, most of which were formerly placed in the genus Margaritia, including several with pale or shiny wings. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Pyralidae > sable > member of genus Botys pearl1811 1811 A. H. Haworth Lepidoptera Britannica iii. 379 The long winged Pearl. 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 151 Margaritia (Stephens). The Variegated Pearl..Very rare..The Long-winged Pearl..The Sulphur Pearl [etc.]. 1886 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. V. ii. 421/3 They belong to the Pyralidina, and are called pearl-moths or pearls from the shining appearance of some species. 1928 Science 31 Aug. 199/1 He will carry on research work in the Kyoto Imperial University on the Japanese flies that kill the American corn borer, the pearl moth. 2013 D. Newland et al. Britain's Day-flying Moths 195 All the pearl moths are distributed in the southern half of England, but the Bordered Pearl has also been found farther north. < as lemmas |
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