ermine moth

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Etymology

From the resemblance to ermine.

Noun

ermine moth (plural ermine moths)

  1. A white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
  2. Any of the family Yponomeutidae.
  3. Any of certain white bombycid moths of America.

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