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PRONUNCIATION OF VAPOURER MOTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAPOURER MOTH

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Vapourer moth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VAPOURER MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

vapourer moth

Orgyia antiqua

The Rusty Tussock Moth or Vapourer, Orgyia antiqua, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae that is native to Europe, but now transcontinental in distribution in the Palaearctic and the Nearctic regions. The orange-brown male flies mostly during the day, but the female is flightless, spending her brief life attached to her cocoon. The hairy caterpillar is spectacular, with "humps", "horns" and a "tail" in a combination of dark grey, red and yellow. It feeds on a wide range of broad-leaved trees and shrubs, and may reach pest proportions in forests and cities.

Definition of vapourer moth in the English dictionary

The definition of vapourer moth in the dictionary is a tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua, of hedgerows and trees, the female of which is wingless and lays her eggs on her former cocoon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAPOURER MOTH

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vaporousness
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vapory
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vapour bath
vapour density
vapour lock
vapour pressure
vapour trail
vapour-like
vapourer
vapouringly
vapourishness
vapourless
vapourware
vapoury

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAPOURER MOTH

brown house moth
buff-tip moth
clothes moth
codling moth
death´s-head moth
diamondback moth
emperor moth
giant peacock moth
gipsy moth
gypsy moth
hawk moth
hummingbird moth
luna moth
mammoth
oak processionary moth
puss moth
silver-Y moth
sphinx moth
tiger moth
tussock moth
wax moth

Synonyms and antonyms of vapourer moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vapourer moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAPOURER MOTH

Find out the translation of vapourer moth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vapourer moth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vapourer moth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

vapourer蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vapourer polilla
570 millions of speakers

English

vapourer moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vapourer कीट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

vapourer فراشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

vapourer моли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vapourer mariposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্যাপুরের মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vapourer papillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelenjar getah bening
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vapourer Motte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

vapourer蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vapourer 방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moth vapourer
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vapourer bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேப்பூர் மட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॅपरॉर मॉथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Buharlı güve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vapourer falena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vapourer ćma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

vapourer молі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vapourer molie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

vapourer σκώρος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vapourer mot
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vapourer moth
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vapourer møll
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VAPOURER MOTH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VAPOURER MOTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vapourer moth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAPOURER MOTH»

Discover the use of vapourer moth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vapourer moth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pests of Fruit Crops: A Color Handbook
A Color Handbook D. V. Alford. 349 898 Vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua) - egg batch. 899 Vapourer. completed in about a month, the larvae do not emerge from the egg shells until the following spring, usually in April or May. The young larvae  ...
D. V. Alford, 2007
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The Garden Pests and Diseases Specialist: The Essential ...
The vapourer moth feeds slightly later. J PESTS OF TREE FRUITS (CONTINUED ) DISEASES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF. PESTS OF TREE FRUITS Codling moths Serious pest of apples and occasionally pears, quinces and ...
David Squire, Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, 2007
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New Scientist
Batch of eggs of the common vapourer moth on heather. The caterpillar of the scarce vapourer moth has tufts of hair. The pale brindled-beauty, the dotted border and the March moths also appear in February and March. The males of the first ...
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New Scientist
The eggs of the Common Vapourer moth can be found in a variety of places, including tree trunks and fences. They are laid in batches (Figure 1), one of which may include at least 200 eggs. These are roundish in shape, and brownish in ...
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Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Colour ...
837 Female vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua) depositing eggs on pupal cocoon. 839 839 Larvae of vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua). 838 838 Male vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua). 836 Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus) (837–839) Vapourer moth An ...
David V Alford, 2012
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Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, ...
—J. R. lee Vapourer Moth (Bombyw antiqua). ... an example of the fact as those mentioned by your correspondent, J. H. Davies, Esq. A friend of mine once reared from the caterpillar a female specimen of Bémbyx antiqua (Vapourer Moth ) (fig.
‎1829
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Magazine of natural history
J. R. The Vapourer Moth (Bombyx antiqua). — Sir, The practice of " sembling," as it is called, i. e. exposing a female moth for the purpose of attracting the males, is well known to collectors of insects, and has often been adopted with success.
John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson, 1829
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The Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, ...
J. R. The Vapourer Moth (JSombyx antiqua). — Sir, The practice of " sembling," as it is called, i. e. exposing a female moth for the purpose of attracting the males, is well known to collectors of insects, and has often been adopted with success.
J. C. Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, 1829
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The Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, ...
J.R. The Vapourer Moth (H6mbt/x antiqua). — Sir, The practice of " sembling," as it is called, i. e. exposing a female moth for the purpose of attracting the males, is well known to collectors of insects, and has often been adopted with success.
‎1829
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Insect Transformations..
Vapourer Moth (Orgi/ia anti qua), male and female, the latter ,without wings ; with the eggs laid npon^the silken cocoon from which the mother has issued. A, large grey blow-fly, with the abdomen opened, shewing the. DEPOSItlONS OF EGGS.
James Rennie, 1830

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAPOURER MOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vapourer moth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eye on Nature
Some fat insects appeared in our porch and laid eggs on a moth cocoon. Neither moth ... nIt is the female vapourer moth, judging by your photograph. She has ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
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Another Life: Study to reveal Ireland's deer population
The vapourer moth Eye on Nature; What chance an Irish tsunami? Illustration: Michael Viney, with apologies to Hokusai Another Life: An Irish tsunami? It's not as ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
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The Spectator at war: A city at war
By the head of the Serpentine rabbits and blackbirds hop about the slope of a mown lawn ; a woodpigeon coos in an elm, a Vapourer moth zigzags down ... «Spectator.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Lobster in the woods? Walkers asked to look out for bizarre insects …
The vapourer moth's caterpillar bristles with coloured spikes while the elephant hawk moth caterpillar looks like a small barracuda and the death's head hawk ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 14»
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Your pictures: Rural life
Vapourer moth caterpillars. Rob Clayton: "I took these pictures of some vapourer moth caterpillars a couple of days ago outside my front door in Whitefield, ... «BBC News, Aug 13»
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Danger: this insect could poison you
The common vapourer moth, known as Busuf, lives on almond or other fruit trees. Other types of caterpillars such as the ruby tiger, lappet and grass eggar also ... «Times of Malta, Apr 11»

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