carpet moth

carpet moth

n (Animals) any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings [C19: so named from the patterns on their wings]

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Noun

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carpet moth - larvae feed on carpets and other woolenstapestry moth, Trichophaga tapetzellatineid, tineid moth - small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or furgenus Trichophaga, Trichophaga - carpet moths