orange tortrix

orange tortrix
noun
California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
• Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Tortrix

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noun
: a tortricid moth (Argyrotaenia citrana) whose larva infests oranges and also feeds on several fruit trees and various other cultivated and wild plants especially in California

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