umber moth

noun

1. any of various brownish geometrid moths, esp the waved umber ( Menophra abruptaria ) and small waved umber ( Horisme vitalbata ), that are cryptically marked to merge with tree bark, and the mottled umber ( Erannis defoliaria ) whose looper larvae can strip branches and even trees Often shortened toumber

Example Sentences

Another "Looper" found early on the roses is that of the Mottled Umber Moth.

From Project Gutenberg

A gives the egg of the small white butterfly;4 B, that of the small tortoiseshell; C, that of the waved umber moth; D, that of the thorn moth; E, that of the shark moth; at F we have the delicate egg of the small emerald butterfly, and at G an American skipper; and finally, at H, the egg of a moth known as mania maura.

From Project Gutenberg