Limacodidae

Li·​ma·​cod·​i·​dae

ˌlīməˈkädəˌdē

: a family of hairy robust yellow to brown moths often strikingly marked with color and including some with severely urticating hairs see cup moth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Limacodes, included genus (from Latin limac-, limax slug + New Latin -odes) + -idae

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