pyralid moth
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1. usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | moth, |
| definition | : | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bee moth, galleria mellonella, wax moth, |
| definition | : | moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | corn borer, corn borer moth, european corn borer moth, pyrausta nubilalis, |
| definition | : | native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | anagasta kuehniella, mediterranean flour moth, |
| definition | : | small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cacao moth, ephestia elutella, tobacco moth, |
| definition | : | small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | almond moth, cadra cautella, fig moth, |
| definition | : | a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cadra figulilella, raisin moth, |
| definition | : | moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family pyralidae, family pyralididae, pyralidae, pyralididae, |
| definition | : | bee moths; corn borers; flour moths (noun.animal) |
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