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Lappet moth

noun
1.
Medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars.  Synonym: lappet.





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"Lappet moth" Quotes from Famous Books



... special protective resemblance. A few such have already been noticed. Agriopis aprilina, Acronycta psi, and many other moths which rest during the day on the north side of the trunks of trees can with difficulty be distinguished from the grey and green lichens that cover them. The lappet moth (Gastropacha querci) closely resembles both in shape and colour a brown dry leaf; and the well-known buff-tip moth, when at rest is like the broken end of a lichen-covered branch. There are some ...
— Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection - A Series of Essays • Alfred Russel Wallace
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Words linked to "Lappet moth" :   lasiocampid moth, lasiocampid


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