| NOUN | animal | tussock moth, lymantriid | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | lymantriid | |
| Member of | Lymantriidae, family Lymantriidae | tussock moths |
| Narrower | browntail, brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea | small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States |
| gold-tail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea | white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft | |
| gypsy moth, gipsy moth, Lymantria dispar | European moth introduced into North America | |
| Broader | moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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