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Definition of Phthorimaea operculella

1. Noun. Larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco.

2. Noun. Greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthorimaea Operculella

Phragmites communis Phrygia Phrygian Phrygian cadence Phrygian deity Phrygian mode Phrygians Phryne Phrynosoma Phrynosoma cornutum

Phthiriidae Phthirius Phthirus Phthorimaea Phthorimaea operculella Phuket Phunababa Phycomycetes group Phyllidae Phyllis

Phyllitis Phyllitis scolopendrium Phyllium Phyllocladaceae Phyllocladus Phyllocladus alpinus Phyllocladus asplenifolius Phyllocladus trichomanoides

Literary usage of Phthorimaea operculella

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

1. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"Language: English Descriptors: India; Solanum tuberosum; Tubers; Crop damage; phthorimaea operculella; Biology; Ecology; Biological control; ..."

2. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... which is a synonym of phthorimaea operculella, Zell., the world-wide potato pest. Although attacking the potato tuber, the latter moth is as a matter of ..."

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