tussock moth

Other forms: tussock moths

Definitions of tussock moth

1. noun

   dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
   synonyms: lymantriid

   types:

   Lymantria dispar, gipsy moth, gypsy moth

   European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees

   Euproctis phaeorrhoea, brown-tail moth, browntail

   small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees

   Euproctis chrysorrhoea, gold-tail moth

   white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft

   type of:

   moth

   typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae