web moth
English
Alternative forms
webmoth
Noun
web
moth
(
plural
web moths
)
Any moth that creates web-like structures for its
larvae
or whose larvae spread webbing over the plants on which they feed.
Derived terms
cabbage web moth
(
Plutella xylostella
)
Hawaiian beet web moth
(
Hymenia recurvalis
)
lucerne seed web moth
(
Etiella behrii
)
lucerne web moth
mahogany web moth
(
Macalla thyrsisalis
)
tea tree web moth
(
Macalla thyrsisalis
)
weed web moth
(
Achyra affinitalis
)
See also
web worm
webworm
References
“
web moth
”, in
OneLook Dictionary Search
.