goat moth

goat moth noun

a large European moth, Cossus cossus, with pale brownish-grey variably marked wings: family Cossidae

Examples from the Web for goat moth Historical Examples of goat moth

Lyonet afterwards discovered these nerves in the caterpillar of the goat-moth, and Cuvier in other insects.

William Kirby

Those of the silkworm are a foot long, while those of the larva of the goat-moth are little more than three inches.

William Kirby