fox moth

British  

noun

1. a coppery-brown European eggar moth, Macrothylacia rubi , whose black-and-yellow woolly larvae are commonly found on heather and bramble

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Example Sentences

Pretend it’s the back of a Fox Moth—it’s just as cold.

From Literature

Maddie looked away, her eyes welling with tears of envy at the thought of a frozen lonely night in the back of a Fox Moth.

From Literature

She remembered how she’d nearly wept with envy at Dympna’s description of having to spend the night in the back of a Fox Moth and nearly freezing to death.

From Literature

Fox moth is chiefly found on heaths and commons, and lives in the caterpillar state all the winter.

From Project Gutenberg