magpie moth

noun — 3 senses

magpie moth

noun

› Any of several moths that resemble magpies…

1

Tiger moths of genus Nyctemera (Arctiidae), of Australasia

2

Small magpie (Anania hortulata, Pyralidae, syn. Eurrhypara hortulata), of North America;

3

Any of species Abraxas grossulariata (Geometridae), of North America and Europe.

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