单词 | scribbly gum moth |
释义 | > as lemmasscribbly gum moth scribbly gum moth n. Australian any of several small Australian moths of the genus Ogmograptis (family Bucculatricidae), whose larvae mine the bark of several gum trees of the genus Eucalyptus, leaving distinctive zigzag, scribble-like marks (cf. scribbly gum n.).Originally thought to be a single species, Ogmograptis scribula. ΚΠ 1973 Bull. (Commonwealth Sci. & Industrial Res. Org., Austral.) No. 287 42/1 Scribbly gum moth. 1992 M. J. Scoble Lepiedoptera ix. 238 Included in the Argyresthia group is the Australian species Ogmograptus scribula (the scribbly gum moth), the larva of which is responsible for long scribble-like mines in the bark of some species of Eucalyptus. 2012 Canberra Times (Nexis) 28 May a4 There isn't just one species of scribbly gum moth (Ogmograptis scribula), as previously thought, but at least 11 new species and possibly even more awaiting discovery. < as lemmas |
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