| 单词 | california oak moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCalifornia oak moth oak moth n. any of various moths whose larvae feed on and sometimes defoliate oaks; esp. the leaf roller Tortrix viridana and (more fully California oak moth) the oakworm Phryganidia californica (family Dioptidae) of the western United States. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tortricidae > tortrix viridiana oak moth1868 green oak leaf roller moth1997 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xiv. 295 One of the most common among the Leaf-rollers is the pretty Oak Moth. 1932 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 1 202 The birds were flocking to eat oak-moth caterpillars, possibly Tortrix viridana. 1981 Ecology 62 973/2 Although blue oaks are generally leafless from about December to March, they were defoliated by September in both years of this study by larvae of the oak moth Phryganidia californica. < as lemmas |
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