Bombycid - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: bombycidBombycid
Like or pertaining to the genus Bombyx or the family Bombycidaelig...
Eggar
Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa as the oak eggar L roboris of Europe...
Liparian
Any species of a family Liparidaelig of destructive bombycid moths as the tussock moths...
Notodontian
Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to Notodonta Nerice and allied genera The caterpillar of these moths has a hump or spine on its back...
VerbarOrgyia
A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars esp those of Orgyia leucostigma are often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees The female is wingless Called also vaporer moth...
Promethea
A large American bombycid moth Callosamia promethea Its larva feeds on the sassafras wild cherry and other trees and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band...
Silkworm
The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa...
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