order, ordering(verb) the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement. Synonyms: society, social club, order of magnitude, rescript, edict, gild, club, parliamentary law, ordination, ordering, purchase order, parliamentary procedure, fiat, guild, rules of order, orderliness, order, lodge, decree, monastic order.
The browntail moth was accidently introduced into Somerville, Massachusetts from Europe in 1897. By 1913, the insect had spread to all of the New England states and New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Exotic migrant moths invade Britain under cover of darkness. Autumn influx of rare insects includes the rosy underwing, the crimson speckled and the sinister death's head hawkmoth. The crimson speckled moth, just one of the species drawn to the UK by favourable weather conditions this year. Photograph: Robert Thompson/Butterfly Conservation/PA.