Angoumois Moth

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
angoumois moth
    n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
         [syn: {angoumois moth}, {angoumois grain moth}, {Sitotroga
         cerealella}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Angoumois moth \An`gou`mois" moth"\ (?; 115). [So named from
   Angoumois in France.] (Zool.)
   A small moth ({Gelechia cerealella}) which is very
   destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the
   interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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