Gelechia gossypiella

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1.Gelechia gossypiella - larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bollspink bollwormfamily Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae - important economic pestsbollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls

2.Gelechia gossypiella - small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cottongelechiid, gelechiid moth - small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pestsGelechia, genus Gelechia - type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms