ailanthus moth
1ailanthus moth — n. a large moth (Philosamia cynthia) native to E Asia and now established in the E U.S., whose larvae (ailanthus silkworms) feed on ailanthus leaves and produce an inferior silk in making their cocoons * * * …
2ailanthus moth — n. a large moth (Philosamia cynthia) native to E Asia and now established in the E U.S., whose larvae (ailanthus silkworms) feed on ailanthus leaves and produce an inferior silk in making their cocoons …
3ailanthus moth — ailanthus moth, a moth, once of some commercial importance as a source of silk, native to China, introduced into the eastern United States. Its larvae feed on ailanthus leaves …
4Ailanthus — taxobox name = Ailanthus image caption = Ailanthus altissima leaf and seeds regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Simaroubaceae genus = Ailanthus genus… …
5Moth — For other uses, see Moth (disambiguation) and Moths (disambiguation). Moths Emperor Gum Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti Scientific classification …
6Ailanthus webworm — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
7Ailanthus altissima — Tree of Heaven Large …
8 Ailanthus altissima — Ailante glanduleux Aila …
9ailanthus silkworm — noun large green silkworm of the cynthia moth • Syn: ↑Samia cynthia • Hypernyms: ↑silkworm, ↑giant silkworm, ↑wild wilkworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Samia, ↑genus Samia …
10cynthia moth — noun large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus • Syn: ↑Samia cynthia, ↑Samia walkeri • Hypernyms: ↑giant silkworm moth, ↑silkworm moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Samia, ↑ …
