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promethea|prəʊˈmiːθiːə|
[L. Promēthea, fem. of adj. Promētheus: see Prometheus.]
In full, promethea moth. The North American silk moth, Callosamia promethea, of the family Saturniidæ.
1889Cent. Dict. s.v. Prometheus. 1901M. C. Dickerson Moths & Butterflies 119 Late in fall and winter we may find brown cocoons containing the chrysalides of the Promethea moth swinging from the branches of the wild cherry. 1905V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects xiv. 422 The promethea-moth.., light reddish brown in female, and blackish and clay colour in male.., is perhaps the most abundant of all these giant moths. 1909G. S. Porter Girl of Limberlost xv. 300 He found a splendid Promethea on a lilac in a corner. 1949Nat. Hist. Feb. 80/2 The Cecropia and Promethea have their wings wrapped around their bodies. 1954Borror & DeLong Introd. Study of Insects xxvi. 507 The promethea moth, Callosamia promethea (Drury), is sometimes called the spice-bush silk moth. 1972Swan & Papp Common Insects N. Amer. 268 Promethea moth... Canada to Florida, west to the Great Plains. |