A small, slender long-legged moth with narrow wings divided into feathery plumes. At rest the wings are rolled and held out sideways, giving the moth the shape of a letter T.
羽蛾
Family Pterophoridae: several genera
Example sentencesExamples
Plume moths have wings consisting of five or more parts each.
Geranium plume moths and snapdragon plume moths appear to be most active in California although they have been found in southeastern greenhouses that have received cuttings from California.
Definition of plume moth in US English:
plume moth
noun
A small, slender long-legged moth with narrow wings divided into feathery plumes. At rest the wings are rolled and held out sideways, giving the moth the shape of a letter T.
羽蛾
Family Pterophoridae: several genera
Example sentencesExamples
Geranium plume moths and snapdragon plume moths appear to be most active in California although they have been found in southeastern greenhouses that have received cuttings from California.
Plume moths have wings consisting of five or more parts each.