gelechiid moth

Synonyms:

gelechiid

Types:

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Gelechia gossypiella

small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton

grain moth

moth whose larvae feed on grain

Phthorimaea operculella, potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm

greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm

Sitotroga cerealella, angoumois grain moth, angoumois moth

small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains

Type of:

moth

typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae