HyperDic: ephestia_elutella

English > 1 sense of the expression Ephestia elutella:
NOUNanimalEphestia elutella, tobacco moth, cacao mothsmall moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
English > Ephestia elutella: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products.
Synonymstobacco moth, cacao moth
Member ofEphestia, genus Ephestiasmall moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
Broaderpyralid, pyralid mothusually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
Catalanephestia elutella

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