"apple moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apple moths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒθ Head templates: {{en-noun}} apple moth (plural apple moths)
  1. Any moth whose larvae are found on apple trees, especially Epiphyas postvittana. Categories (lifeform): Moths, Noctuoid moths, Tortricid moths Derived forms: curve-winged apple moth (taxonomic: Erechthias mystacinella), light brown apple moth (alt: syn. Tortrix postvittana) (taxonomic: Epiphyas postvittana), painted apple moth (taxonomic: Orgyia anartoides)

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