lappet moth

noun

a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank

Nearby words

lapp, lappage, lappeenranta, lapper, lappet, lappet moth, lappet weaving, lappish, lapsable, lapsang, lapsang souchong

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