leopard moth

American  

noun

1. a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.

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leopard moth British  

noun

1. a nocturnal European moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings and body, both marked with black spots: family Cossidae

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Etymology

Origin of leopard moth

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

As Doug Tallamy, founder of the Homegrown National Park, writes in his book, Nature's Best Hope, plantains provide food for the hitched arches moth, buckeye butterflies, and the giant leopard moth.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2022

The principal members of this class are the leopard moth, the hickory-bark borer, the sugar-maple borer, the elm borer, and the bronze-birch borer.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

Enemies: The leopard moth, a wood-boring insect, and the elm leaf beetle, a leaf-eating insect, are the two most important enemies of the tree.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua

Then, too, the leopard moth, zeuzera pyrina Linn., and the carpenter worm, Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, may be found occasionally in most any kind of tree.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the eighth annual meeting Stamford, Connecticut, September 5 and 6, 1917 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Enemies: The leopard moth, a wood-boring insect, and the cottony-maple scale, a sucking insect.

From Studies of Trees by Levison, Jacob Joshua