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 specific type of aphid that feeds on river birch foliage is known as the spiny witch-hazel gall aphid. In the spring, this aphid feeds on river birch leaves. In early summer it moves on to witch hazel foliage, but will not infest any other type of plant.