cecropia moth

cecropia moth Definition

☆ ce·cro·pia moth (si krō′pē ə)

noun

the largest moth (Hyalophora cecropia) of the U.S., having wide brown wings, each with a crescent-shaped spot of white edged in red

Etymology: < ModL Cecropia, name of a genus of mulberry trees, after Cecrops

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