Arctiidae

Translingual

Etymology

Arctia +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Arctiidae

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – tiger moths, footmen, lichen moths, wasp moths; in caterpillar form: woolly bears, woolly worms, tussock moths, now subfamily Arctiinae in family Erebidae.

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References

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code=00317175 Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Arctiidae, n.”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.