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regal moth
[ ree-guhl mawth, moth ]
noun
- a large moth, Citheronia regalis, found mostly in North America, having reddish-orange hindwings and yellow-spotted, grayish-olive forewings: the larva, pupa, and adult are the largest moth forms found north of Mexico. hickory horned devil ( def ).
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Origin of regal moth1
First recorded in 1850–55
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