tussock moth
Noun
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Dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees (synset 102288200)
is a type of: moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennaesubtypes:
- gipsy moth, gypsy moth, lymantria dispar - European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
- brown-tail moth, browntail, euproctis phaeorrhoea - small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
- euproctis chrysorrhoea, gold-tail moth - white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
belongs to: family lymantriidae, lymantriidae - tussock mothssame as: lymantriid
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