Definition of Tineid moth

1. Noun. Small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur.

Exact synonyms: Tineid
Generic synonyms: Tineoid, Tineoid Moth
Group relationships: Family Tineidae, Tineidae
Specialized synonyms: Clothes Moth, Carpet Moth, Tapestry Moth, Trichophaga Tapetzella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tineid Moth

tinea manus
tinea nigra
tinea pedis
tinea profunda
tinea sycosis
tinea tonsurans
tinea tropicalis
tinea unguium
tinea versicolor
tinea versicolour
tineal
tinean
tineas
tined
tineid
tineid moth (current term)
tineids
tinel's sign
tineman
tinemen
tineoid
tineoid moth
tines
tinet
tineæ
tinfoil
tinfoil hat
tinfoil hats
tinfoiler
tinfoilers

Literary usage of Tineid moth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"Several insects attack and damage stored grain of all sorts. The most conspicuous one is the caterpillar of a small, grayish-brown and black tineid moth ..."

2. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"A small tineid moth expanding \^ inch; head and fore wings greyish yellow; hind wings greyish white and silky. June-August. ..."

3. Indian Museum Notes by Indian Museum (1903)
"The moth, pupa and larva of the lichi worm is figured on plate xv, figs. 2, 2 a, 2 b. 3. tineid moth sent to Lord Walsingham for identification. ..."

4. The New International Encyclopaedia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1906)
"Several insects attack and damage stored grain of all sorts. The most conspicuous one is the caterpillar of a small, grayish-brown and black tineid moth ..."

5. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1908)
"Two cases of serious damage to apple trees by the larvae of this small Tineid moth have been reported on. The leaves on the trees were mined in all ..."

6. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"... of this satiny, brownish-buff tineid moth have been more or less injurious in apple orchards in western Missouri and adjoining states. ..."

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