ermine moth

noun

1. Also calledermine an arctiid moth of the genus Spilosoma, characterized by dark spots on the light coloured wings, and producing woolly bear caterpillars
2. small ermine
   an unrelated micro, Yponomeuta padella

Example Sentences

The webbing has been created by ermine moth caterpillars along a stretch of the A5134 close to Bedford.

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Dr Sterling said the number of ermine moth caterpillars "get enormous every now and then" and there would be tens of thousands in the hedge.

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Small ermine moth caterpillars are thought to have formed the large communal web for their own protection.

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