| 单词 | winter moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter moth winter moth n. a European geometrid moth, Operophtera brumata, which is active in winter and has a flightless female.Introduced to North America where it is considered a pest. [After scientific Latin Geometra brumata, former taxonomic name ( Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 529).] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Geometridae > geometra brumata (winter-moth) winter moth1809 1809 A. H. Haworth Lepidoptera Britannica ii. 305 G[eometra brumaria] (The Winter Moth). 1920 P. J. Fryer Insect Pests & Fungus Dis. Fruit & Hops viii. 34 The Winter Moth female, after pairing with the male, lays eggs, which in course of time hatch out to minute caterpillars. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 251 The Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) is a typical pest species, which was accidentally introduced to North America from Europe. < as lemmas |
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