oak moth
noun
Any of various moths whose larvae feed on and sometimes defoliate oaks; especially the leaf roller Tortrix viridana and (more fully California oak moth) the oakworm Phryganidia californica (family Dioptidae) of the western U.S.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John G. Wood (1827–1889), natural historian and microscopist.
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