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Promethea moth

American  
[pruh-mee-thee-uh] / prəˈmi θi ə /

noun

  1. a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants.

Etymology

Origin of Promethea moth

1900–05, < New Latin, feminine of Latin Prometheus Prometheus

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