tortricid
English Thesaurus
1. any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | moth, |
| definition | : | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | leaf roller, leaf-roller, |
| definition | : | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | homona coffearia, tea tortrix, tortrix, |
| definition | : | small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | argyrotaenia citrana, orange tortrix, tortrix, |
| definition | : | California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | carpocapsa pomonella, codlin moth, codling moth, |
| definition | : | a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family tortricidae, tortricidae, |
| definition | : | leaf rollers and codling moths (noun.animal) |
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