单词 | oak beauty |
释义 | > as lemmasoak beauty oak beauty n. (also oak beauty moth) any of several moths associated with oaks; (now) spec. the Eurasian geometrid moth Biston strataria, with brown and white speckled wings, the larva of which feeds on woodland trees including oak, hazel, and elm. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > biston prodromaria oak beauty oak beauty1775 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > biston strataria oak beauty1775 1775 M. Harris Eng. Lepidoptera 11 Beauty, oak... Beauty, pale oak. 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 104 The Oak Beauty..appears in March or April... Rather scarce. 1964 Sunday Times 2 Feb. (Colour Suppl.) 33 (caption) The male Oak Beauty moth has antennae shaped like feathers. < as lemmas |
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