| 释义 |
gamma moth
noun
Etymology: New Latin gamma (specific epithet of Plusia gamma), from Late Latin, third letter of the Greek alphabet; from the likeness in shape of the marks on the forewings to small gammas
: a migratory European noctuid moth (Plusia gamma) having a bright silvery Y-shaped mark on each of the fore wings and a larva that feeds on the cabbage and other vegetables — called also silver Y moth |