magpie moth

noun

1. a geometrid moth, Abraxas grossulariata, showing variable patterning in black on white or yellow, whose looper larvae attack currant and gooseberry bushes. The paler clouded magpie is A. sylvata
2. small magpie
   small magpie an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata

Example Sentences

Falstaff knew that, and, like the Magpie Moth, wisely counterfeited death to avoid the irretrievable step of dying.

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