English Explanatory Dictionary

scarlet-bodied wasp moth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of erebid moth, Cosmosoma myrodora, inhabiting the coastal plains of the United States in Florida and from South Carolina to Texas.

Word forms

scarlet-bodied wasp moth scarlet-bodied wasp moths

Etymology

From scarlet + bodied + wasp moth, named after this animal's bright red body when adult.

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