large green long-horned grasshopper of North America
legionary ant
Noun
tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
leaf bug
Noun
small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
lygus bug
Noun
vector of viral plant diseases
lace bug
Noun
small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
lygaeid
Noun
a true bug: usually bright-colored
lygaeid bug
Noun
a true bug: usually bright-colored
leaf insect
Noun
tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body
leaf-footed bug
Noun
large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
leaf-foot bug
Noun
large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
locust
Noun
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
locust
Noun
any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
locust
Noun
hardwood from any of various locust trees
lacewing
Noun
any of two families of insects with gauzy wings
lacewing fly
Noun
any of two families of insects with gauzy wings (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae)
leafhopper
Noun
small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
lantern fly
Noun
large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
lantern-fly
Noun
large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
lymantriid
Noun
dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
looper
Noun
small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments
large white
Noun
Old World form of cabbage butterfly
lepidopterous insect
Noun
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lepidopteron
Noun
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lepidopteran
Noun
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
lycaenid
Noun
any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
lycaenid butterfly
Noun
any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
leaf roller
Noun
moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
leaf-roller
Noun
moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
lasiocampid moth
Noun
medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
lappet
Noun
medium-sized hairy moths
lappet
Noun
a small lap on a garment or headdress
lappet
Noun
a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
lappet moth
Noun
medium-sized hairy moths
lappet caterpillar
Noun
larva of a lappet moth
leveret
Noun
a young hare especially one in its first year
luna moth
Noun
large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
larva
Noun
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
leptocephalus
Noun
slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
leatherjacket
Noun
tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies
leatherjacket
Noun
any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales
leatherjacket
Noun
any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes
lagomorph
Noun
relative large gnawing animals
leporid
Noun
rabbits and hares
leporid mammal
Noun
rabbits and hares
lamp shell
Noun
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food
lampshell
Noun
marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food
lasiocampid
Noun
medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae