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天幕毛虫

天幕毛蟲
tiānmù máochóng
noun

Measure Word

一条天幕毛虫 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 tent caterpillar (Malacosoma spp.)

Examples

HSK 7-9
天幕毛虫在树枝上结出白色丝网。
Tiānmù máochóng zài shùzhī shàng jié chū báisè sīwǎng.
Tent caterpillars spin white silk webs on branches.
HSK 7-9
果园里发现了天幕毛虫幼虫。
Guǒyuán lǐ fāxiàn le tiānmù máochóng yòuchóng.
Tent caterpillar larvae were found in the orchard.

Tips

memory
天幕 means "canopy" or "tent" - named for the communal silk tents the larvae build in tree forks. A major defoliator of fruit trees.

Stroke Order

天 tiān
幕 mù
毛 máo
虫 chóng