| 单词 | pebble moth |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspebble moth pebble moth n. see sense 5. pebble moth 5. More fully pebble moth. Any of various moths having wavy markings on the wings resembling those of agate; esp. †(a) = pebble prominent n. at Compounds 3 (obsolete); (b) a Eurasian pyralid moth, Evergestis forficalis (more fully garden pebble moth). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Notodontidae > member of genus Notodonta > notodonta ziczac pebble1832 pebble prominent1869 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 33 The Pebble (N. ziczac, Ochsenheimer). 1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Hand-bk. 524 Cabbage-garden Pebble Moth.—Of the family Pyralidæ.., this species only deserves to be mentioned, as its caterpillar sometimes greatly injures several sorts of vegetables. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1509/1 Pebble Moth, see Garden Pebble Moth. 1987 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 45 283 (heading) The effect of a chemical deterrent, released from the frass of caterpillars of the garden pebble moth, on cabbage root fly oviposition. < as lemmas |
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