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puss moth

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puss moth
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large pale prominent moth, Cerura vinula, whose larvae feed on willow and poplar, and are bright green with a masklike red head and claspers modified as ``tails'' that are protruded and raised in a state of alarm: family Notodontidae


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