(mediterranean) flour moth

  • 1Mediterranean Flour Moth — Conservation status Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …

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  • 2Mediterranean flour moth — n. a small, gray moth (Ephestia kuehniella) whose larvae are serious pests in flour …

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  • 3Mediterranean flour moth — noun small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour • Syn: ↑Anagasta kuehniella • Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑Anagasta, ↑genus Anagasta * * * …

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  • 4Mediterranean flour moth — Med′iterra′nean flour′ moth n. ent a small cosmopolitan moth, Anagasta kuehniella, whose larvae damage stored foodstuffs • Etymology: 1890–95 …

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  • 5Mediterranean flour moth — a small cosmopolitan moth, Anagasta kuehniella, whose larvae damage stored foodstuffs, as grain and flour. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 6Mediterranean flour moth — noun Date: 1895 a small largely gray and black nearly cosmopolitan pyralid moth (Anagasta kuehniella) whose larva destroys processed grain products …

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  • 7Mediterranean flour moth — noun A type of moth that feeds on grain, taxonomic name Ephestia kuehniella …

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  • 8flour moth — noun : mediterranean flour moth * * * flour moth noun A moth whose larvae feed on flour and grain • • • Main Entry: ↑flour * * * flour moth, a small, grayish black moth whose larvae feed on flour, found in many parts of the world, especially in… …

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  • 9flour moth — ▪ insect also called  Mediterranean Flour Moth        species of moth in the subfamily Phycitinae (family Pyralidae, order Lepidoptera) that is a cosmopolitan pest of cereal products and other stored foods. Sometimes also called Anagasta… …

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  • 10flour worm — noun : the larva of any of various insects that breed in flour or meal; especially : the larva of the Mediterranean flour moth …

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