lappet moth

lappet moth

n (Animals) a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank

Thesaurus

Noun	1.lappet moth - medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillarslappetlasiocampid, lasiocampid moth - medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae