promethea moth
noun
pro·me·thea moth
prə|ˈmēthēə-,
prō|
variants or less commonly prometheus moth
-thēəs-,
-ˌth(y)üs-
: a large American saturniid silkworm moth (Callosamia promethea) having the wings and body chiefly smoky brown in the male and reddish brown in the female and a larva that feeds on sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band compare cecropia moth
Word History
Etymology
promethea from New Latin, from Latin, feminine of prometheus Promethean; prometheus from Greek Promētheus