Cryptic crossword clue
Bug expert caught in left arm 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LACEWING

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What does LACEWING mean?

LACEWING noun
  1. Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia.

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