Definition of Euproctis

1. Noun. A genus of Lymantriidae.


Medical Definition of Euproctis

1. A genus of moths. The hairs of the cocoon and caterpillar of the species Euproctis chrysorrhoea, the brown-tail moth, cause caterpillar dermatitis. Origin: eu-+ G. Proktos, rump (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euproctis

Euphorbia hirsuta
Euphorbia ingens
Euphorbia lathyris
Euphorbia marginata
Euphorbia medusae
Euphorbia milii
Euphorbia peplus
Euphorbia pilulifera
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Euphoria litchi
Euphractus
Euphrates
Euphrates River
Euphrosyne
Euproctis
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Euproctis phaeorrhoea
Eurabia
Eurabian
Eurafrasia
Eurafrican
Euramerica
Eurasia
Eurasian
Eurasian Union
Eurasian badger
Eurasian badgers
Eurasian black vulture
Eurasian black vultures

Literary usage of Euproctis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects in the Museum of the Hon. East by Thomas Horsfield, Frederic Moore (1859)
"euproctis Madana, n. sp.—Yellow, fore-wing with the base suffused with brown ; a brown band ... The larva of euproctis lunata is figured on Plate XVI., fig. ..."

2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1865)
"Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. euproctis IRRORATA. ... euproctis MADANA. Madana, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. EIC ii. 348. Darjeeling. ..."

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