HyperDic: almond_moth

English > 1 sense of the expression *almond moth*:
NOUN	animal	almond moth, fig moth, Cadra cautella	a moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin

English > *almond moth*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	A moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored products of vegetable origin.
Synonyms	fig moth, Cadra cautella
Member of	Cadra, genus Cadra	A genus of Pyralidae
Broader	pyralid, pyralid moth	usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests