Noun: browntail
- Small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
"The browntail moth caterpillars can cause skin irritation in humans";
- brown-tail moth, Euproctis phaeorrhoea
Derived forms: browntails
Type of: lymantriid, tussock moth
Part of: Euproctis, genus Euproctis
Encyclopedia: Browntail