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regal moth

[ ree-guhl mawth, moth ]

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of regal moth1

First recorded in 1850–55

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