Definition of Elm moth. Meaning of Elm moth. Synonyms of Elm moth

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Definition of Elm moth

Elm moth
Elm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva. Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles (esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves of the elm. Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata). Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and Grapta comma). See Comma butterfly, under Comma. Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm). Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm.

Meaning of Elm moth from wikipedia

- Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the family Ulmaceae. They are distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere...
- The November moth (Epirrita dilutata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in...
- americana, generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees...
- Prunus Quercus - oak Sorbus Ulmus - elm Martin C. Townsend, Jon Clifton and Brian Goodey (2010). British and Irish Moths: An Illustrated Guide to Selected...
- sometimes on willow, alder, apple, tomato, birch, elm, oak and ash. The food source used by the moth often depends on location. Laothoe populi populi Laothoe...
- Mimas tiliae, the lime hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East, and in northern...
- Ennomos subsignaria, the elm spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in...
- cherry, maple, b****wood, elm and beech. Another moth, Prolimacodes badia, is also referred to by the common name skiff moth. Isa at funet mothphotographersgroup...
- The elm casebearer moth (Coleophora ulmifoliella) is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Canada, including Ontario. The wingspan is about...
- Thuja Trifolium, clover Tsuga, hemlock Ulmus, elm Vaccinium Zanthoxylum "() - Norfolk Moths". "Irish moths - the Engrailed / Small Engrailed". Martin C...