English

Wikispecies

Noun

plume moth ‎(plural plume moths)

1. (zoology) Any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridae, most of which have wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes, some species of which are injurious to the grapevine.

References

• plume moth at plume in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913