brown-tail moth

brown-tail moth  (brountl)

n.

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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