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LUNA MOTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Luna moth
1, record 1, English, Luna%20moth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Luna moth(Actias luna) is light green with a long tail on each hind wing. [Family Saturniidae, Order Lepidoptera] 2, record 1, English, - Luna%20moth
Record 1, Key term(s)
- moon moth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- papillon lune
1, record 1, French, papillon%20lune
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Saturniinae portent sur les ailes des dessins en forme d'yeux (ocelles) pourvus d'une petite fenêtre centrale chez le [...] Papillon lune (Actias luna). Ces ocelles auraient la propriété d'effrayer les oiseaux [...] 2, record 1, French, - papillon%20lune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- giant silkworm moth
1, record 2, English, giant%20silkworm%20moth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Family Saturniidae... Medium-sized to large moths, with broad wings... Wings usually with eye spots... Larvae are large caterpillars... [that] pupate in silken cocoons. [The] largest saturniid is the Cecropia Moth... The [well-known] Luna Moth(Actias luna) [also belongs to this family]. 1, record 2, English, - giant%20silkworm%20moth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saturnidé
1, record 2, French, saturnid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Très grand papillon hétérocère dont la chenille tisse souvent d'énormes cocons de soie, tel le grand paon de nuit. (Les saturnidés forment une famille, aux genres nombreux) Les espèces séricigènes ont été plus ou moins exploitées, soit à l'état sauvage, soit en semi-domesticité. La soie [est] produite (...) par les chenilles de papillons du genre antheraea (Antheraea paphia). Le petit paon de nuit et le grand paon de nuit [sont quelques espèces qui représentent les saturnidés]. 1, record 2, French, - saturnid%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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