angoumois moth

2 definitions found

angoumois moth - 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]

angoumois moth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  angoumois moth
      n 1: small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
           [syn: angoumois moth, angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella
           ]