Promethea-moth
[pruh-mee-thee-uh] /prəˈmi θi ə/
noun
1.
a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants.
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