eriocera

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A genus of dipterous insects, of the family Tipulidæ, or crane-flies, widely distributed, and containing 6 North American species. E. longicornis is common in eastern parts of North America.
• noun A genus of noctuid moths, of the subfamily Gonepterinæ, remarkable for the long tuft of hairs on the palpi. There is only one known species