drinker moth

noun

1. a large yellowish-brown bombycid eggar moth, Philudoria potatoria, having a stout hairy body, the larvae of which drink dew and feed on grasses Also calleddrinker

Example Sentences

As we walked on wet grass by one of the fen’s ancient waterways, a barn owl floated past us, its mothy wings shining through particulate mist; at our feet a drinker moth caterpillar inched furrily across the path like a cautiously mobile mustache.

From New York Times

According to experts, there is some anecdotal evidence of drinker moth caterpillars climbing up grass stems to avoid floodwater but only surveys can reveal the impact of the inundation.

From BBC