A slender moth which has hooked tips to the forewings.
Family Drepanidae: Drepana and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
Larvae of the common hooktip moth build silk nests that they must then defend against members of their own species.
The hooked forewing apex will identify this species as a hooktip, and the toothed forewing margin and pale almost unmarked hindwings will separate it from the other two hooktips, the Arched and Rose Hooktips.
I used to see rose hooktips on my viburnums all the time, but since the hurricane nearly two years ago, I haven't seen a single one.
Note the distinctive resting posture, very different from the ‘flatness’ of the other three hooktips.
Definition of hooktip in US English:
hooktip
nounˈho͝oktip
A slender moth that has hooked tips to the forewings. The caterpillar tapers to a point at the rear and rests with both ends raised.
钩翅蛾,钩蛾
Family Drepanidae: Drepana and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
Larvae of the common hooktip moth build silk nests that they must then defend against members of their own species.
Note the distinctive resting posture, very different from the ‘flatness’ of the other three hooktips.
The hooked forewing apex will identify this species as a hooktip, and the toothed forewing margin and pale almost unmarked hindwings will separate it from the other two hooktips, the Arched and Rose Hooktips.
I used to see rose hooktips on my viburnums all the time, but since the hurricane nearly two years ago, I haven't seen a single one.