tiger moth
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
tiger moth (plural tiger moths)
- Certain stout-bodied moths of the family Arctiidae.
- Most tiger moths have broad, striped (hence the name) or spotted wings.
Derived terms[edit]
- agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua)
- figured tiger moth (Apantesis figurata)
- garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
- great tiger moth (Arctia caja)
- Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
- Maltese ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa melitensis)
- marbled tiger moth (Nyctemera coleta)
- parthenice tiger moth (Apantesis parthenice, syn. Grammia parthenice)
- scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula)
- Virginia tiger moth (Spilosoma virginica)
- white tiger moth (Nyctemera coleta)
- yellow tiger moth (Arctia flavia)
Translations[edit]
moth of the family Arctiidae
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References[edit]
- “tiger moth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- tiger moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Arctiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Arctiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons