Semi-looper

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Achaea janata (castor semi-looper)
  2. 2
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Anomis flava (cotton semi-looper)
  3. 3
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Anomis sabulifera (jute semi-looper)
  4. 4
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Argyrogramma signata (green semi-looper)
  5. 5
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Chrysodeixis acuta (tomato semi-looper)
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  1. 6
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Chrysodeixis chalcites (groundnut semi-looper)
  2. 7
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Oxyodes scrobiculata (longan semi-looper)
  3. 8
    Any moth, having a caterpillar which arches part of its body into a loop in order to bring the back part of the body forward as it walks, of the family Erebidae, including those of species:; Trigonodes hyppasia (triangles)

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