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Definition of hooktip in English: hooktipnoun A slender moth which has hooked tips to the forewings. Family Drepanidae: Drepana and other genera Example sentencesExamples - Larvae of the common hooktip moth build silk nests that they must then defend against members of their own species.
- The hooked forewing apex will identify this species as a hooktip, and the toothed forewing margin and pale almost unmarked hindwings will separate it from the other two hooktips, the Arched and Rose Hooktips.
- I used to see rose hooktips on my viburnums all the time, but since the hurricane nearly two years ago, I haven't seen a single one.
- Note the distinctive resting posture, very different from the ‘flatness’ of the other three hooktips.
Definition of hooktip in US English: hooktipnounˈho͝oktip A slender moth that has hooked tips to the forewings. The caterpillar tapers to a point at the rear and rests with both ends raised. Family Drepanidae: Drepana and other genera Example sentencesExamples - Larvae of the common hooktip moth build silk nests that they must then defend against members of their own species.
- Note the distinctive resting posture, very different from the ‘flatness’ of the other three hooktips.
- The hooked forewing apex will identify this species as a hooktip, and the toothed forewing margin and pale almost unmarked hindwings will separate it from the other two hooktips, the Arched and Rose Hooktips.
- I used to see rose hooktips on my viburnums all the time, but since the hurricane nearly two years ago, I haven't seen a single one.
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