Archips

noun

Ar·​chips

ˈärˌkips

: a large genus of tortricid moths including a number with larvae that are serious pests of economically important plants, feeding on and webbing the leaves and causing defoliation compare ugly-nest caterpillar

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from archi- + Greek ips woodworm

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