citheroniidae

citheroniidae
\\ˌsithərōˈnīəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Citheronia, type genus + -idae
: a family of large No. American moths lacking a frenulum, having small maxillary and labial palpi, and having larvae commonly armed with hairs and spines that feed on the leaves of deciduous trees

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