Lymantriidae
- noun
- /ˌlaɪ.mənˈtrɪ.diː.ə/
- Specialized
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Lymantriidae
- The hairy caterpillars of Lymantriidae can cause skin irritation in humans.
Examples
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Several species in the Lymantriidae family are considered serious pests in forestry.
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Scientists have reclassified some genera previously included in Lymantriidae due to advances in molecular genetics.
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The Lymantriidae family includes many species of moths.
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Many Lymantriidae caterpillars are known to cause skin irritation.
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The hairy caterpillars of Lymantriidae can cause skin irritation in humans.
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Many Lymantriidae caterpillars are known to cause skin irritation.
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Several species in the Lymantriidae family are considered serious pests in forestry.
Synonyms
A group of moths whose hairy caterpillars often eat tree leaves and damage forests
A dull colored moth whose caterpillars have tufts of hair and eat leaves of many trees
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of moths whose hairy caterpillars often eat tree leaves and damage forests
Surface Forms
Morphology
Lymantriidae = Lymantria (opaque) = lymantria + idae
Formed by adding the specialized zoological family suffix '-idae' to a genus name; this taxonomic formation is specialized and not predictable to general learners.
Etymology
The word Lymantriidae comes from the moth group name Lymantria, from a Greek word meaning 'destroyer' or 'one who harms', because many of these moths damage trees, and the ending -idae shows it is a 'family' of animals, so Lymantriidae are the moth family known for pest species and hairy caterpillars that can irritate skin.
