flower moth
English
Noun
flower moth (plural flower moths)
- Any of various moths that conspicuously feed on or are pests of flowers, including, among many:
- Any of the moths of the family Scythrididae.
- Any of the moths of the noctuid genus Schinia.
Derived terms
- citrus flower moth (Prays nephelomima: family Praydidae)
- coleotechnites flower moth (Coleotechnites florae: family Gelechiidae)
- kiawe flower Moth (Ithome concolorella: family Cosmopterigidae)
- mango-flower moth (Cryptoblabes plagioleuca: family Praydidae)
- Mead's flower moth (Schinia meadi: family Noctuidae)
- northern flower moth (Schinia septentrionalis: family Noctuidae)
- orange-spotted flower moth (Syngamia florella: family Crambidae)
- palm flower moth (Litoprosopus coachella: family Noctuidae)
- pandanus flower moth (Anatrachyntis incertulella: family Cosmopterigidae)
- persimilis flower moth (Schinia persimilis: family Noctuidae)
- sunflower moth
- swan plant flower moth (Chabulina onychinalis: family Crambidae)
References
- Scythrididae
flower moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scythrididae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Scythrididae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Schinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Schinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Schinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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