plume moth
Britishnoun
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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
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an unrelated species, Alucita hexadactyla
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Joe Pezzini, chief operating officer of Ocean Mist Farms in Castroville, says it’s the plume moth that has him most concerned.
From The Verge • May 1, 2015
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