单词 | owlet moth |
释义 | owlet moth (once / 2954828 pages) n WORD FAMILY owlet moth: owlet moths USAGE EXAMPLESFrom left: a bulbous buttercup, an owlet moth caterpillar and a Canada mayflower. New York Times(May 10, 2012) It is a member of the extensive family of owlet moths, and may be seen fluttering about the lamps and gas jets any summer evening. Various, Harper's Young People, September 28...(2010) n usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests Syn|Hypo|Hyper noctuid, noctuid moth underwing moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings Cerapteryx graminis, antler mothEuropean moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands Heliothis zia, heliothis mothmedium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms Pseudaletia unipuncta, armywormmoth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes Spodoptera exiguamoth whose larvae are beet armyworms Spodoptera frugiperdamoth whose larvae are fall armyworms Catocala nupta, red underwingmoth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings moth typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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