gold-tail moth

noun

Sphrageidus similis, a moth of the family Erebidae.

Similar
swan mothyellow-tailEuproctis chrysorrhoea

Meanings

noungold-tail moth (plural gold-tail moths)

plural gold-tail moths · alternative goldtail moth

  1. Sphrageidus similis, a moth of the family Erebidae.

    Synonyms: swan moth, yellow-tail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSphrageidus similis, a moth of the family Erebidae.

More synonyms by meaning

nounwhite furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft

Similar
Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-tail moth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-tail%20moth.

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