flesh out-add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation. elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, exposit, enlarge, expand.
Cecropia caterpillars grow into one of the largest moths in the state of New York. The larvae consume a variety of shrubs and trees, including ash, beech, birch, cherry, dogwood and maple. When fully grown, cecropia caterpillars get as long as 1.5 inches.
The adult click beetles are often found on dead logs. The larvae of click beetles are shiny, hard-bodied wireworms. The larvae live in soil and in dead logs on the ground, where they feed on plant material or on other insects. There are 132+ endemic species and 3 introduced species in New Zealand (Ward et al., 1999).