promethea
Pro*me"the*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Prometheus.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.
Pro*me"the*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Prometheus.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.