Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large British moth, Catocala nupta, expanding three inches, having the under wings red bordered with black. See
underwing .
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Mr. Weir describes the pursuit of a red-underwing, Triphoena pronuba, by a robin which was attracted by the bright colour of the moth, and constantly missed the insect by breaking pieces off the wing instead of seizing the body.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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