Swallow-Tailed Moth

Swallow-tailed moth

The swallow-tailed moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is a common species across Europe and the Near East.

Moth

Moths are a group of winged insects of the order Lepidoptera, the other well-known members of which are butterflies; they are characterized by dark or dull patterned wings. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

swallow

Verb

1. To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

Noun

1. The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
2. A deep chasm or abyss in the earth.

tailed

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of tail

Adjective

1. Having a tail.
2. Of certain butterflies, having one or more filamentous projections on the tornal section of each hind wing.

moth

Noun

1. Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
2. Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

Verb

1. To hunt for moths.