lasiocampid moth

Definitions of lasiocampid moth

1. noun

   medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
   synonyms: lasiocampid

   types:

   eggar, egger

   moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons

   Malacosoma disstria, tent-caterpillar moth

   moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

   lappet, lappet moth

   medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars

   webworm moth

   a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives

   Hyphantria cunea

   moth whose larvae are fall webworms

   Loxostege similalis

   moth whose larvae are garden webworms

   type of:

   moth

   typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae