(Also more fully "rush veneer moth") a small migratory moth found from North Africa to northern Europe, Nomophila noctuella (family Crambidae), having brown mottled wings and appearing narrow and elongated when at rest.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in George Samouelle (d. 1846).
Definition of rush veneer in US English:
rush veneer
noun
(Also more fully "rush veneer moth") a small migratory moth found from North Africa to northern Europe, Nomophila noctuella (family Crambidae), having brown mottled wings and appearing narrow and elongated when at rest.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in George Samouelle (d. 1846).