Promethea moth

[ pruh-mee-thee-uh ]
/ prəˈmi θi ə /

noun

a silkworm moth, Callosamia promethea, having reddish-brown wings, each with a border of white or yellow, the larvae of which feed on spicebush and other lauraceous plants.
Also called spicebush silk moth.

Origin of Promethea moth

1900–05, Americanism; < New Latin, feminine of Latin Prometheus Prometheus