leopard moth
noun
a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
Origin of leopard moth
1First recorded in 1810–20
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How to use leopard moth in a sentence
Enemies: The leopard moth, a wood-boring insect, and the cottony-maple scale, a sucking insect.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua LevisonThe leopard moth requires two years to complete its round of life.
Studies of Trees | Jacob Joshua Levison
British Dictionary definitions for leopard moth
leopard moth
noun
a nocturnal European moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings and body, both marked with black spots: family Cossidae
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