- lesser peach tree borer
- noun Date: circa 1924 a clearwing moth (Synanthedon pictipes) whose larva bores into the wood of stone-fruit trees and especially the peach
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lesser peach tree borer
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lesser peach tree borer — noun : a borer that is the larva of a clearwing moth (Synanthedon pictipes) and that usually attacks the forks and crotches of peach trees and other stone fruit trees especially in the southern United States * * * the larva of a clearwing moth,… … Useful english dictionary
peach tree borer — noun : any of several moth larvae that are destructive to peach trees, boring in the wood usually near ground level; especially : a white brown headed grub that is the larva of a blue black orange marked clearwing moth (Sanninoidea exitiosa) and… … Useful english dictionary
lesser peach tree borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Synanthedon pictipes, distributed throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada but most prevalent in the South, that burrows into the injured trunks and branches of stone fruit trees. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
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List of moths — This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths.Large and dramatic moth species*Death s head Hawkmoth Acherontia atropos *Luna Moth Actias luna *Atlas moth Attacus atlas – The largest moth in the world… … Wikipedia
