moth

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miller, moth miller

any of various moths that have powdery wings

tortricid, tortricid moth

any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls

lymantriid, tussock moth

dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees

geometrid, geometrid moth

slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms

pyralid, pyralid moth

usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests

tineoid, tineoid moth

small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts

gelechiid, gelechiid moth

small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests

noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth

usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests

hawk moth, hawkmoth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth

any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed

bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth

moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk

saturniid, saturniid moth

large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons

arctiid, arctiid moth

stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars

lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth

medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae

Malacosoma americana, tent-caterpillar moth

moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

leaf roller, leaf-roller

moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk

Homona coffearia, tea tortrix, tortrix

small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants

Argyrotaenia citrana, orange tortrix, tortrix

California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

Carpocapsa pomonella, codlin moth, codling moth

a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts

Lymantria dispar, gipsy moth, gypsy moth

European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees

Euproctis phaeorrhoea, brown-tail moth, browntail

small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees

Euproctis chrysorrhoea, gold-tail moth

white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft

Paleacrita vernata

moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms

Alsophila pometaria

North American moth with grey-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms

Galleria mellonella, bee moth, wax moth

moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs

European corn borer moth, Pyrausta nubilalis, corn borer, corn borer moth

native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

Anagasta kuehniella, Mediterranean flour moth

small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour

Ephestia elutella, cacao moth, tobacco moth

small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products

Cadra cautella, almond moth, fig moth

a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin

Cadra figulilella, raisin moth

moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products

tineid, tineid moth

small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur

gracilariid, gracilariid moth

small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves

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

underwing

moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

Cerapteryx graminis, antler moth

European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands

Heliothis zia, heliothis moth

medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

Pseudaletia unipuncta, armyworm

moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes

Spodoptera exigua

moth whose larvae are beet armyworms

Spodoptera frugiperda

moth whose larvae are fall armyworms

Manduca sexta

moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms

Manduca quinquemaculata

moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms

Acherontia atropos, death's-head moth

European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull

Bombyx mori, domestic silkworm moth, domesticated silkworm moth

stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk commerce

Saturnia pavonia, emperor, emperor moth

large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

Eacles imperialis, imperial moth

large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees

giant silkworm moth, silkworm moth

any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae

Actias luna, luna moth

large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing

Hyalophora cecropia, cecropia, cecropia moth

North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees

Automeris io, io moth

large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines

Antheraea polyphemus, polyphemus moth

very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees

Antheraea pernyi, pernyi moth

a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk

Antheraea mylitta, tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussore, tussur

oriental moth that produces brownish silk

tiger moth

medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears

Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar, cinnabar moth

large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort

eggar, egger

moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons

Malacosoma disstria, tent-caterpillar moth

moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

lappet, lappet moth

medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars

webworm moth

a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives

Type of:

lepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect

insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales