Argyrotaenia

noun

Ar·​gyr·​o·​tae·​nia

-rə-

: a genus of tortricid moths including a number having larvae that are serious leaf-rolling pests of economic plants compare orange tortrix, red-banded leaf roller

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from argyr- + taenia

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