tea tortrix

tea tortrix
noun
small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
Syn: ↑tortrix, ↑Homona coffearia
Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Tortrix

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noun
: a small Indian moth (Homona coffearia) whose larva feeds on the leaves of tea, coffee, and other plants

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