web moth

noun

Any moth that creates web-like structures for its larvae or whose larvae spread webbing over the plants on which they feed.

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Meanings

nounweb moth (plural web moths)

plural web moths · alternative webmoth

  1. Any moth that creates web-like structures for its larvae or whose larvae spread webbing over the plants on which they feed.
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APA

web moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20moth

MLA

“web moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20moth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “web moth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20moth.

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