Isabella moth

Isabella moth
Isabella moth Is`a*bel"la moth` (?; 115). (Zo["o]l.) A common American moth ({Pyrrharctia isabella}), of an isabella color. The larva, called {woolly bear} and {hedgehog caterpillar}, is densely covered with hairs, which are black at each end of the body, and red in the middle part. [1913 Webster]

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  • isabella moth — noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: New Latin isabella (specific epithet of Isia isabella), perhaps from English isabella : a common stout bodied snuff colored American arctiid moth (Isia isabella) having the hind wings often tinged with …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyrrharctia isabella — Isabella moth Is a*bel la moth (?; 115). (Zo[ o]l.) A common American moth ({Pyrrharctia isabella}), of an isabella color. The larva, called {woolly bear} and {hedgehog caterpillar}, is densely covered with hairs, which are black at each end of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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