tent caterpillar moths
1tent caterpillar — 1. any of the larvae of several moths of the genus Malacosoma, which feed on the leaves of orchard and shade trees and live colonially in a tentlike silken web. 2. the North American larva of M. disstria (forest tent caterpillar), which spins a… …
2tent caterpillar moth — any of a group of moths in the family Lasiocampidae (order Lepidoptera) in which the larvae (caterpillars) spin huge, tent shaped communal webs in trees, are often brightly coloured, and can defoliate forest, fruit, and ornamental trees. The… …
3tent caterpillar — noun the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Hyponyms: ↑forest tent caterpillar, ↑Malacosoma disstria • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacosoma, ↑genus Malacos …
4tent caterpillar — tent′ cat erpillar n. ent any of the larvae of several moths of the genus Malacosoma, which feed on the leaves of deciduous trees and live colonially in a tentlike silken web • Etymology: 1850–55, amer …
5tent caterpillar — /ˈtɛnt ˌkætəpɪlə/ (say tent .katuhpiluh) noun any of several caterpillars or moths (family Lasiocampidae), which spin tent like, silken webs in which they live gregariously …
6Eastern tent caterpillar — Adult …
7Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth — a. Clutch on twig; b. Adult; c., d. eggs …
8Forest tent caterpillar — Taxobox name = Forest tent caterpillar image width = 200px image caption = a. Clutch on twig; b. Adult; c., d. eggs image2 width = 200px image2 caption = Caterpillar status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda… …
9Caterpillar — Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and… …
10lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …
