lobster moth

noun

1. a large sombre-hued prominent moth, Stauropus fagi, that when at rest resembles dead leaves. The modified thoracic legs of the larva, carried curled over its body, look like a lobster's claw

Example Sentences

There would not be enough Lobster Moth to feed two hungry ichneumon families.

From Project Gutenberg

The last of these "bluffing" caterpillars with which I shall deal here is that of the Lobster Moth.

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The antenn are pectinated in the males, and, with the exception of the Lobster Moth (Fagi), in the females also.

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