HyperDic: family_gelechiidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Gelechiidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Gelechiidae, Gelechiidaeimportant economic pests
English > family Gelechiidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningImportant economic pests.
SynonymGelechiidae
Member ofLepidoptera, order Lepidopteramoths and butterflies
MembersGelechia, genus Gelechiatype genus of the Gelechiidae
Phthorimaea, genus Phthorimaeapotato moths
Sitotroga, genus Sitotrogagrain moths
gelechiid, gelechiid mothsmall slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
pink bollworm, Gelechia gossypiellalarvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia
Broaderarthropod familyAny of the arthropods

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