currant borer

American  

noun

1. the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the stems of currants.

---

Etymology

Origin of currant borer

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

There is another currant borer, an European, which is confined to young shoots; as it is not the larva of a beetle, but of a butterfly, it will be treated in its proper place.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

This is not desirable when the bushes are liable to have the stems destroyed by the currant borer.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.