tortricid moth

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Noun1.tortricid moth - any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wingstortricid moth - any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
tortricid
moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
family Tortricidae, Tortricidae - leaf rollers and codling moths
leaf roller, leaf-roller - moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
Homona coffearia, tea tortrix, tortrix - small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
Argyrotaenia citrana, orange tortrix, tortrix - California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
Carpocapsa pomonella, codlin moth, codling moth - a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
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Attraction of males of the South American tortricid moth Argyrotaenia sphaleropa (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to the components of the synthetic sexual pheromone in persimmon.
Flutuacao populacional de Argyrotaenia sphaleropa (Meyrick, 1909) (Lep: Tortricidae) com emprego de feromonio sexual sintetico na cultura da videira
The implications of this neo-sex chromosome system on the adaptive potential of tortricid moths, and on their speciation, were studied by Nguyen et al.
The effect of X-rays on cytological traits of Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Like all Tortricid moths, when LBAM are at rest the wings are folded so that only the front pair of wings--the forewings--are visible and are in the shape of a bell.
Light brown apple moth has landed
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