| 单词 | case moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmascase moth case moth n. (also case-bearing moth) any of various small moths with larvae that spin protective cases around themselves; esp. a bagworm moth of the family Psychidae; cf. casebearer n. ΚΠ 1857 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths I. 165 It is not surprising that many have been disposed to place in one group all the case-bearing moths which have wingless females. 1889 H. Tryon Rep. Insect & Fungus Pests No. 1. v. 150 Case Moth (Entometa ignobilis Walker). The strawberry guava (Pisidium) is subject, at Toowoomba, to the attacks of the caterpillars of the above Case Moth. 1912 B. Spencer & F. J. Gillen Across Austral. I. iv. 71 The insect is known popularly as a ‘case moth’, and different kinds are very common in many parts of Australia. 2006 H. G. Schabel Forest Entomol. in E. Afr. iii. 61 Psychidae: Bagworms, Bag Moths, Case Moths. This is a small family of at most medium-sized moths, whose larvae are defoliators of various plants. < as lemmas |
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