Usually means: Stinging caterpillar, nocturnal adult moth.
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  1. buck moth: Merriam-Webster
  2. buck-moth: Wordnik
  3. buck moth: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. buck moth: Dictionary.com
  5. Buck moth, Buck moth: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wikipedia (Buck moth)

noun:  The buck moth (Hemileuca maia) is a common insect found in oak forests, stretching in the United States from peninsular Florida to New England, and as far west as Texas and Kansas.


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