Definition of Antler moth. Meaning of Antler moth. Synonyms of Antler moth

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Definition of Antler moth

Antler moth
Antler Ant"ler, n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.] (Zo["o]l.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. Huge stags with sixteen antlers. --Macaulay. Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet. Antler moth (Zo["o]l.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands.

Meaning of Antler moth from wikipedia

- Cerapteryx graminis, the antler moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout most of Europe but is lacking in the very dry...
- food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera, including antler moth, the clay, clouded-bordered brindle, common wainscot, dark arches, dusky...
- (Haworth's minor) Ceramica pisi (Linnaeus, 1758) (broom moth) Cerapteryx graminis (Linnaeus, 1758) (antler moth) Cerastis rubricosa(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)...
- Cerapteryx is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Cerapteryx graminisantler moth (Linnaeus, 1758) Cerapteryx megala (Alphéraky, 1882) Cerapteryx...
- Morrisonia confusa, confused woodgrain moth 10521.1 – Morrisonia triangula 10522 – Cerapteryx graminis, antler moth 10523 – Tholera americana 10524 – Nephelodes...
- horn, and antler objects involves the processes by which the deterioration of objects either containing or made from bone, horn, and antler is contained...
- other proteins surrounding a core of live bone. Horns are distinct from antlers, which are not permanent. In mammals, true horns are found mainly among...
- litigata, commonly known as the antler fly, breeds on discarded antlers of moose and other deer. On discarded antlers, the males form complex, highly...
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- competition leading to the development of competitive weaponry (e.g., antlers on male moose). However, evolutionary selection also acts on the sensory...