gelechia gossypiella

Noun
  1. Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia;
    Feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls (synset 102312801)
    is a type of: bollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
    belongs to: family gelechiidae, gelechiidae - important economic pests
    same as: pink bollworm
  2. Small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton (synset 102296367)
    is a type of: gelechiid, gelechiid moth - small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
    belongs to: gelechia, genus gelechia - type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms

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