Meaning of red-necked footman in English:
red-necked footman
noun
A small dark moth of European woodlands, Atolmis rubricollis (family Arctiidae), with an orange-tipped abdomen and red patagia behind the head.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Noel Humphreys (1807–1879), graphic artist and author.
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