rice moth

noun

Corcyra cephalonica, a pyralid moth whose caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as rice.

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Meanings

nounrice moth (plural rice moths)

plural rice moths

  1. Corcyra cephalonica, a pyralid moth whose caterpillars feed on dry plantstuffs such as rice.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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