- pyralidid
- py·ral·i·did
English syllables. 2014.
pyralidid
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garden webworm — noun a variety of webworm • Syn: ↑Loxostege similalis • Hypernyms: ↑webworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Loxostege, ↑genus Loxostege * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
beet webworm — noun : the green or yellowish larva of a small brownish pyralidid moth (Loxostege sticticalis) that feeds on and defoliates garden beets and sugar beets and many other cultivated plants … Useful english dictionary
hawaiian beet webworm — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : a grub that is the larva of a pyralidid moth (Hymenia recurvalis) and is destructive to beets and other green crops in much of the United States … Useful english dictionary
karroo caterpillar — noun : the larva of a pyralidid moth (Loxostege frustralis) that seriously damages fodder in sheep farming regions of southern Africa … Useful english dictionary
kurrajong leaf roller — noun : the destructive larva of an Australian pyralidid moth (Sylepta clytalis) feeding on kurrajong foliage … Useful english dictionary
lima-bean pod borer — noun : the larva of a small European pyralidid moth (Etiella zinckenella) introduced into No. America that bores into the green pods of many legumes including lima beans … Useful english dictionary
melonworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a small caterpillar that is the larva of a white and black pyralidid moth (Diaphania hyalinata) and that is destructive to melons and other cucurbits by feeding on the foliage and immature fruits … Useful english dictionary
pyraloid — ˈpirəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Pyralis + English oid : related to or resembling the genus Pyralis : pyralidid … Useful english dictionary
rice borer — noun : any of several small caterpillars that are the larvae of pyralidid moths and that feed on rice plants … Useful english dictionary
