- pistol casebearer
- noun
: a casebearer that makes a curved case; specifically : one that is the larva of a small No. American moth (Coleophora malivorella) and that feeds on the foliage of various fruit trees
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pistol casebearer
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casebearer — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various insect larvae; specifically : a moth larva that forms a protective case of silk or of fragments of leaves or other substances and is often a serious pest of cultivated plants see cigar casebearer, pistol… … Useful english dictionary
casebearer — ▪ larva any larva of a group of moths (order Lepidoptera) that are characteristically light brown with dark heads and feed on apple, birch, cherry, and willow trees. After hatching from the egg, larvae first feed as leaf miners. As they… … Universalium
cherry casebearer — noun : a casebearer (Coleophora pruniella) closely related to and similar in habits to the pistol casebearer but chiefly attacking wild and cultivated cherries … Useful english dictionary
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