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potato moth

noun

  1. a gelechiid moth, Phthorimaea operculella, the larvae of which feed on the leaves and bore into the tubers of potatoes and other solanaceous plants.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of potato moth1

First recorded in 1890–95

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