HyperDic: underwing

English > 1 sense of the word *underwing*:
NOUN	animal	underwing	moth having dull / dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

English > *underwing*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	moth having dull / dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings.
Member of	Catacala, genus Catacala	moths whose larvae are cutworms
Narrower	red underwing, Catocala nupta	moth having dull / dull forewings and red-marked hind wings
Broader	noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth	usually dull / dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth