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lobster moth
noun
- 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
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
The antenn are pectinated in the males, and, with the exception of the Lobster Moth (Fagi), in the females also.
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