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brown-tail moth (broun

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A small white and brown tussock moth (Euproctis phaeorrhoea) whose caterpillars defoliate shade trees and produce a poison capable of causing a skin rash on contact.

brown-tail moth

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small brown-and-white European moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea, naturalized in the eastern US where it causes damage to shade trees: family Lymantriidae (or Liparidae) See also tussock moth

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brown-tail moth - small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees

browntail, Euproctis phaeorrhoea

lymantriid, tussock moth - dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees

Euproctis, genus Euproctis - a genus of Lymantriidae

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