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saturniid moth ThesaurusNoun | 1. | saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoonssaturniidmoth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennaefamily Saturniidae, Saturniidae - important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects knownemperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, emperor - large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wingsEacles imperialis, imperial moth - large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine treesgiant silkworm moth, silkworm moth - any silkworm moth of the family SaturniidaeActias luna, luna moth - large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewingcecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia, cecropia - North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest treesAutomeris io, io moth - large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spinesAntheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth - very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade treesAntheraea pernyi, pernyi moth - a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silkAntheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussur - oriental moth that produces brownish silk |
saturnicentric coordinates saturnicentric coordinates[sə¦tər·nə¦sen·trik kō′ȯrd·ən‚əts] (astronomy) Coordinates that indicate the position of a point on the surface of Saturn, determined by the direction of a line joining the center of Saturn to the point. saturniid moth
Synonyms for saturniid mothnoun large brightly colored and usually tropical mothSynonymsRelated Words- moth
- family Saturniidae
- Saturniidae
- emperor moth
- Saturnia pavonia
- emperor
- Eacles imperialis
- imperial moth
- giant silkworm moth
- silkworm moth
- Actias luna
- luna moth
- cecropia moth
- Hyalophora cecropia
- cecropia
- Automeris io
- io moth
- Antheraea polyphemus
- polyphemus moth
- Antheraea pernyi
- pernyi moth
- Antheraea mylitta
- tussah
- tusseh
- tusser
- tussore
- tussur
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