potato moth

noun

The gelechioid moth Stoeberhinus testaceus.

Similar
potato tuber mothsplitwormPhthorimaea operculella

Meanings

nounpotato moth (plural potato moths)

plural potato moths

  1. The gelechioid moth Stoeberhinus testaceus.

Synonyms & antonyms

noungreyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm

Similar
potato tuber mothsplitwormPhthorimaea operculella
Broader
gelechiidgelechiid moth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

potato moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20moth

MLA

“potato moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20moth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potato moth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20moth.

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