tortricid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tortricid*:
NOUN	animal	tortricid, tortricid moth	any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings

English > *tortricid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls.
Synonym	tortricid moth
Member of	Tortricidae, family Tortricidae	leaf rollers and codling moths
Narrower	codling moth, codlin moth, Carpocapsa pomonella	A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
	leaf roller, leaf-roller	moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
	orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana	California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
	tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia	small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
Broader	moth	typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

HyperDic: tortricid