magpie moth

English

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Noun

magpie moth (plural magpie moths)

1. Any of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.
   1. Nyctemera spp. (Arctiidae), of Australasia
   2. Anania hortulata (Pyralidae), syn. Eurrhypara hortulata), of North America;
   3. Abraxas grossulariata (Geometridae), of North America and Europe.

Translations

Abraxas grossulariata

Bulgarian: бодлива педомерка (bodliva pedomerka) French: zérène du groseillier (fr) f, phalène mouchetée (fr) f German: Stachelbeerspanner (de) m Maori: mōkarakara Polish: plamiec agreściak m Ukrainian: п'ядун аґрусовий m (pʺjadun agrusovyj) Welsh: brith y cyrens m

References

• magpie moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia