a moth, (Thaumetopoea processionea), of the family Thaumetopoeidae, the larvae of which leave the communal shelter nightly for food in a V-shaped procession
Examples of 'oak processionary moth' in a sentence
oak processionary moth
Another moth that can damage trees is the oak processionary moth.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The number of oak processionary moths has been soaring since they arrived in Britain with imported oak nine years ago.