| NOUN | animal | Phthorimaea operculella, potato tuberworm | larva of potato moth |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | Phthorimaea operculella, potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm | greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm |
| Meaning | larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | potato tuberworm | |
| Member of | Phthorimaea, genus Phthorimaea | potato moths |
| Broader | caterpillar | A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
| Meaning | Greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm | |
| Broader | gelechiid, gelechiid moth | small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests |
| Spanish | splitworm | |
| Catalan | splitworm | |
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