emperor moth

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noun

any of several large saturniid moths, especially Saturnia pavonia of temperate forests in Europe and Asia, characterized by heavily scaled wings with large, transparent eyespots.

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Origin of emperor moth

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby emperor moth

empathy, Empedocles, empennage, emperor, emperor butterfly, emperor moth, emperor penguin, empery, emphasis, emphasize, emphasized

How to use emperor moth in a sentence

So the Emperor moth came out on the 2nd of April, and the same day there was a yellow and a white butterfly in the garden.
Field and Hedgerow|Richard Jefferies
Take, for instance, the caterpillar of the emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia minor).
Unconscious Memory|Samuel Butler