| 单词 | satin moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmassatin moth satin moth n. a small moth with glossy white wings, Leucoma salicis (family Lymantriidae), native to forests in northern Eurasia and introduced in North America; also called white satin moth at white satin n. 2. ΚΠ 1794 E. Donovan Instr. collecting & preserving Subjects Nat. Hist. 45 The body of the Satin Moth is perfectly white when fine, but after it has been killed some time, it becomes black in parts. 1840 J. Loudon & M. Loudon tr. V. Köllar Treat. Insects Introd. 27 The satin-moth (Bombyx salicis), which not only attacks willows, but poplars, which it prefers,..is very difficult to be extirpated in the larva state. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xiv. 306 Another interesting species is the satin moth, Stilpnotia salicis, which appeared in Massachusetts in 1920 and in British Columbia and the state of Washington at about the same time. 2013 R. J. Cannings & S. G. Cannings New B.C. Roadside Naturalist v. 144 These large aspen monocultures are also susceptible to outbreaks of insects, especially tent caterpillars and satin moths. < as lemmas |
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