"web moth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: web moths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} web moth (plural web moths)
  1. Any moth that creates web-like structures for its larvae or whose larvae spread webbing over the plants on which they feed. Categories (lifeform): Moths Synonyms: webmoth Derived forms: cabbage web moth (taxonomic: Plutella xylostella), Hawaiian beet web moth (taxonomic: Hymenia recurvalis), lucerne seed web moth (taxonomic: Etiella behrii), lucerne web moth, mahogany web moth (taxonomic: Macalla thyrsisalis), tea tree web moth (taxonomic: Macalla thyrsisalis), weed web moth (taxonomic: Achyra affinitalis) Related terms: web worm, webworm

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