Tent-caterpillar Moth (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

• The tent-caterpillar moth's larvae can cause significant damage to trees and other plants by eating large amounts of foliage.
• The forest was covered in large webs created by the gregarious larvae of the tent-caterpillar moth.
• Many people confuse the tent-caterpillar moth with the eastern tent moth, but they are two distinct species.
• The tent-caterpillar moth is native to North America and can be found throughout much of the continent.
• The larvae of the tent-caterpillar moth are often mistaken for a single creature due to their habit of aggregating together in large webs.

Synonyms

• Malacosoma Disstria

Hypernyms

• Lasiocampid Moth

Meaning ²

Moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

• The hairstreak butterfly shares its emergence time with that of the tent-caterpillar moth, making them frequently mistaken for one another by casual observers.
• Black cherry trees are among the common hosts for the eastern tent-caterpillar moth in their larval stages.
• In full-grown stages, the forest tent-caterpillar moth looks rather unassuming compared to its more commonly known larvae.
• Tent-caterpillar moths generally exhibit annual fluctuations in population sizes as well as changes in host preference among species.
• One prominent identification feature of the western tent-caterpillar moth is the pale stripe traversing its left and right forewing.

Synonyms

• Malacosoma Americana