Pyralid

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(Zool.) Any moth of the family Pyralidæ. The species are numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover moth.

Noun

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pyralid - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests Synonyms: pyralid moth

almond moth, Anagasta kuehniella, bee moth, cacao moth, Cadra cautella, Cadra figulilella, corn borer, corn borer moth, Ephestia elutella, European corn borer, family Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, fig moth, Galleria mellonella, Mediterranean flour moth, moth, pyralid moth, Pyralidae, Pyralididae, Pyrausta nubilalis, raisin moth, tobacco moth, wax moth