oak beauty
(also oak beauty moth)
noun
Any of several moths associated with oaks; (now) specifically the Eurasian geometrid moth Biston strataria, with brown and white speckled wings, the larva of which feeds on woodland trees including oak, hazel, and elm.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Moses Harris (1730–c1788), entomologist and artist.
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