NOUN | animal | browntail, brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea | small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States |
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Meaning | small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees. | |
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Synonyms | brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea | |
Member of | Euproctis, genus Euproctis | A genus of Lymantriidae |
Broader | lymantriid, tussock moth | dull / dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees |
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