Converse of object

• speckle: The speckled footman moth is scattered throughout Europe south to the Mediterranean and North Africa, and east to Siberia.

• pepper: Clearly, we need to know more about the life history of the peppered moth.

Adjective modifier

• pyralid: A late example of the pyralid moth Orthopygia glaucinalis was at the security lights.

• noctuid: Moth & Butterfly Wing Scales Wing of a noctuid moth ( Noctuidae ) showing how the ordinary surface wing scales lie in overlapping rows.

• nocturnal: This is the first report on these Nature Notes pages of a nocturnal native moth with a short flying time in July.

Modifies a noun

• caterpillar: Look out for round holes in tree trunks and sawdust, left by feeding goat moth caterpillars.

• trap: We have a moth trap, which you are welcome to use, or watch being used, in our garden.

• larva: For the last two years I have noticed Vapourer moth larvae in a small willow bush in front of the house.

• traps: We will begin with a slide show and then set up various moth traps and see what they attract.

• trapper: These lists were prepared a number of years ago by Ian Rippey, as a helpful guide for moth trappers.

• infestation: Unfortunately, most of the pines were destroyed in 1992 by moth infestation.

Noun used with modifier

• burnet: The Slender Scotch is the first burnet moth to emerge each year.

• codling: The orchard has many varieties of apple growing well, untroubled by the codling moth which is usually a major pest in this country.

• cinnabar: Often to be seen at the right time of year is the caterpillar of the cinnabar moth feeding on the ragwort.

• day-flying: This day-flying moth was reported from a number of sites in our area.

• tortrix: The tortrix moth is a serious pest in some areas, yet rarely seen in some others.

• diamondback: One particularly severe pest, which is found throughout tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions, is the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella.