tiger moth

English

Noun

tiger moth (plural tiger moths)

1. Certain stout-bodied moths of the subfamily Arctiinae.

   Most tiger moths have broad, striped (hence the name) or spotted wings.

Derived terms

• agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua)
• figured tiger moth (Apantesis figurata)
• garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
• great tiger moth (Arctia caja)
• Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
• Maltese ruby tiger moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa melitensis)
• marbled tiger moth (Nyctemera coleta)
• parthenice tiger moth (Apantesis parthenice, syn. Grammia parthenice)
• scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula)
• Virginia tiger moth (Spilosoma virginica)
• white tiger moth (Nyctemera coleta)
• yellow tiger moth (Arctia flavia)

Translations

moth of the family Arctiidae

• Finnish: siilikehrääjä, siilikäs
• German: Bärenspinner m
• Irish: leamhan tíograch m
• Maltese: żarżur m
• Russian: медве́дица (ru) f (medvédica)

References

• “tiger moth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• tiger moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arctiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Arctiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons