Angoumois grain moth

noun

1. a gelechiid moth, Sitotroga cerealella, the larvae of which feed on stored corn and other grains.

Example Sentences

One star performer is Trichogramma minutum, a small species of wasp which lays its own eggs inside the eggs of the codling moth, oriental fruit moth, European corn borer, pecan nut case bearer, Angoumois grain moth, many another.

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