“red-banded”

The following 2 entries include the term red-banded.

red-banded leaf roller

noun

: a leaf roller that is the larva of a small grayish brown moth (Argyrotaenia velutinana) and that has become a serious orchard pest in the northeastern U.S.

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red-banded thrips

noun

: a chiefly tropical thrips (Selenothrips rubrocinctus) that is extremely destructive to cacao and in Florida is sometimes a pest of avocado and mango

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