| 单词 | garden pebble moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgarden pebble moth garden pebble n. (more fully garden pebble moth) a Eurasian pyralid moth with brown- and grey-streaked whitish wings, Evergestis forficalis, whose caterpillars feed on cabbages and other brassicas. ΚΠ 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 426 The garden Pebble. 1892 Times 29 Feb. 4/3 The apple was attacked by the sawfly..; the cabbage by the garden pebble moth (pionea forficalis). 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) II. 858/2 Garden Pebble Moth, Pionea forficalis, is widely distributed over the British Is. and frequently a pest of Brassicas, especially Cabbage and Cauliflower. 2000 D. V. Alford Pest & Dis. Managem. Handbk. vii. 197 Cabbage moth and garden pebble moth are sporadic and localized pests of crucifers. < as lemmas |
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