: any of a family (Arctiidae) of stout-bodied moths usually with broad striped or spotted wings
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Recent Examples on the WebThe adult form of the woolly bear caterpillar, the Isabella tiger moth, does not eat and lives only for about one week.Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021 There are several different species of woolly bears, varying in colors, but all of them become variations of the tiger moth. Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2021 Whereas the winged mammals home in on insects with frighteningly accurate sonar, some of their prey—such as the tiger moth—fight back with sonar clicks and even jamming signals. Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 4 July 2018 The Idalus herois tiger moth produces clicks to jam the natural sonar of bats, which use echolocation to track down prey. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 29 Oct. 2016