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regal moth

–noun
a large moth, Citheronia regalis, having yellow spots on gray to olive forewings and on orange-red hind wings.

Origin:
1850–55
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regal moth

any of a group of moths in the family Saturniidae (order Lepidoptera) that are large and brightly coloured and occur only in the New World

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