Webbing Moth (Noun)
Meaning
Moth that forms a web in which it lives.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The caterpillar of a webbing moth builds a protective silk shelter around itself to safely feed and develop.
- A webbing moth constructs an intricate silk web to house its young, providing them with protection from predators.
- One example of a moth species that exhibits the webbing trait is the fall webworm moth, which spins large webs around leaves to feed.
- The web of the webbing moth can often be mistaken for a spider's web, as it serves a similar protective and spatial purposes.
- The adult webbing moth leaves the web it was raised in to find a mate, and like its parents before it, will propagate the web-making trait.