speckmoth (spek moth)

geometrid moths, as Eupithecia subfulvata, the tawny speck: an English collectors' name. specktioneer (spek-sho-ner'), n. [Also speck sioneer; appar. orig. a humorous term, irreg. In a rough, carele way, they spoke of the specksioneer with admiration enough for his powers as a sailor and harpooner. Mrs. Gaskell , Sylvia's Lovers, xix. specky (spek'i), a. [ Lancet , No. 3494, p. 334.