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lasiocampid moth

DEFINITIONS OF: lasiocampid moth

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n medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae

Synonyms:
lasiocampid
Types:
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eggar, egger
moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
Malacosoma disstria, tent-caterpillar moth
moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
lappet, lappet moth
medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
webworm moth
a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives
Hyphantria cunea
moth whose larvae are fall webworms
Loxostege similalis
moth whose larvae are garden webworms
Type of:
moth
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
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