单词 | saturniid |
释义 | saturniid (extremely rare) n WORD FAMILY saturniid USAGE EXAMPLESThis stinging saturniid moth, Automeris metzli, caterpillar shows its stinging hairs in a defensive display in the Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. National Geographic(Aug 11, 2015) This stinging saturniid moth, Automeris metzli, caterpillar shows its stinging hairs in a defensive display in the Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. National Geographic(Jul 18, 2015) n large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons Syn|Hypo|Hyper saturniid moth Saturnia pavonia, emperor, emperor moth large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings Eacles imperialis, imperial mothlarge American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees giant silkworm moth, silkworm mothany silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae Actias luna, luna mothlarge pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing Hyalophora cecropia, cecropia, cecropia mothNorth American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees Automeris io, io mothlarge yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines Antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus mothvery large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees Antheraea pernyi, pernyi motha Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk Antheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussuroriental moth that produces brownish silk Samia cynthia, Samia walkeri, cynthia mothlarge Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus Atticus atlas, atlas mothgiant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk moth typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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