silk moth

noun

Definition of silk moth

1 : the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)

2 : saturniid especially : one (such as the cecropia moth) that produces a cocoon of silk

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Working with three species of silk moths—luna, African moon, and polyphemus—Rubin shortened or cut off some of their hindwings and glued longer or differently shaped tails to others. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Watch how battles with bats give moths their flashy tails," 4 July 2018 In 2015, sensory ecologist Jesse Barber of Boise State University in Idaho and colleagues discovered that some silk moths use their tails to confuse bat predators. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Watch how battles with bats give moths their flashy tails," 4 July 2018

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