Moth vs. Cicada

Mothnoun

A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

Mothnoun

(figurative) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

Mothnoun

The plant Vigna aconitifolia, moth bean.

Mothverb

(intransitive) To hunt for moths.

Mothnoun

A mote.

Mothnoun

Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth.

Mothnoun

Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc.

Mothnoun

Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvæ of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvæ of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus.

Mothnoun

Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

Mothnoun

typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

Moth

Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described.

Cicadanoun

Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

Cicadanoun

The periodical cicada.

Cicadanoun

Any species of the genus Cicada or of the family Cicadidae. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (Cicada septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada.

Cicadanoun

stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone

Cicada

The cicadas ( or ) are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers.