Pyralididae (Noun)
Meaning
Bee moths; corn borers; flour moths.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Wax moths and bee moths both belong to the pyralididae family.
- The pyralididae family is composed of numerous major stored product pests including the meal moths and flour moths.
- Corn borers and European corn borers are significant agricultural pests within the pyralididae family.
- Pheromone traps are effective at controlling European corn borers and other pyralididae species.
- A subset of species in the pyralididae family resembles bees and includes bee moths such as the hummingbird hawk-moth.