litter moth

noun

Any erebid moth in the subfamily Herminiinae.

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Meanings

nounlitter moth (plural litter moths)

plural litter moths

  1. Any erebid moth in the subfamily Herminiinae.
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    The following are the focus of research: in the Pyraloidea (Subobjective 1.1) Ategumia, Desmia, Diaphania, Eulepte, Herpetogramma, Omiodes, Patania; in the Gelechioidea (Subobjective 1.2) genera within and putatively near the Recurvaria-group (Gelechiinae: Litini); in the Noctuoidea (Subobjective 1.3) fern-feeding Argyrosticta in relation to Callopistria, boundaries and composition of the Eriopinae, and erebid litter moths (Herminiinae).

    (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND FOOD SECURITY

Origin

From litter + moth.

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Chicago

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