emperor moth

emperor moth

n. Any of several moths of the family Saturnidae, especially Saturnia pavonia of Eurasia, having patterned wings.

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emperor moth - large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wingsSaturnia pavonia, emperorsaturniid, saturniid moth - large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoonsgenus Saturnia, Saturnia - type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth