brown-tail moth

Definitions of brown-tail moth
  1. noun
    small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
    synonyms: Euproctis phaeorrhoea, browntail
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    type of:
    lymantriid, tussock moth
    dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
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