| 单词 | dunbar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdunbar dunbar n. (also more fully dunbar moth) a Palaearctic noctuid moth, Cosmia trapezina, which is pale to dark brown in colour with a contrasting band on the forewing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Caradrinidae > cosmia trapezina (dun-bar) dunbar1766 1766 M. Harris Aurelian 23 (heading) The dun-bar... Some of this Kind of Moths differ so much from each other, that they do not appear to be of the same Species. 1890 E. A. Ormerod Man. Injurious Insects (ed. 2) 241 The carnivorous caterpillars of the Dunbar Moth..doing great good in clearing away this attack. 1997 M. Young Nat. Hist. Moths (2002) v. 127 Species like the Dunbar (Cosmia trapezina) can be reared on a purely vegetarian diet, but they routinely feed on other larvae. 2012 @CountrysideKev 11 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Aldridge Airport moths: less than y'day 36 Small Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 3 Lge Y U'wing, 4 Dunbar, 2 Dark Arches & 1 Marbled Beauty. < as lemmas |
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