plume moth

noun

1. one of a family ( Pterophoridae ) of slender-bodied micro moths with narrow wings, each usually divided into two, three, or four "plumes". The type is the white Pterophorus pentadactylus

2. an unrelated species, Alucita hexadactyla

Example Sentences

Joe Pezzini, chief operating officer of Ocean Mist Farms in Castroville, says it’s the plume moth that has him most concerned.

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