Advertisement

Advertisement

lobster moth

noun

  1. a large sombre-hued prominent moth, Stauropus fagi, that when at rest resembles dead leaves. The modified thoracic legs of the larva, carried curled over its body, look like a lobster's claw
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Example Sentences

There would not be enough Lobster Moth to feed two hungry ichneumon families.

The last of these "bluffing" caterpillars with which I shall deal here is that of the Lobster Moth.

The antenn are pectinated in the males, and, with the exception of the Lobster Moth (Fagi), in the females also.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


lobstermanlobster Newburg