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Definition of Lymantriid
1. Noun. Dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees.
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Family Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae
Specialized synonyms: Gipsy Moth, Gypsy Moth, Lymantria Dispar, Brown-tail Moth, Browntail, Euproctis Phaeorrhoea, Euproctis Chrysorrhoea, Gold-tail Moth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymantriid
Literary usage of Lymantriid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"... but English authors assume it to be a lymantriid. Mr. TW Tutt remarks, in
speaking of Prof. JB Smith's recent 'Catalogue of the Noctuidae' (Ent. Record, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"HG Dyar describes and discusses an arctic lymantriid larva found on Mt. Washington,
NH, which he suspects is Dasychira rossii. С. Н. Tyler Townsend gives a ..."
3. A Manual for the Study of Insects by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1895)
"lymantriid.«£. CC. The adult active, laying her eggs remote from her cocoon; the
body of the adult clothed with flattened scales, p. 270. ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Philippines Bureau of Science (1907)
"NOs. 7422 and 770K in Entomological collection, Bureau of Science, Manila.
PI lymantriid^E. DASYCHIRA, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. (1829), 2, 58. ..."
5. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"Careya is one of the trees most subject to the attacks of the defoliating lymantriid
moth, Dasychira, ..."