snout moth
noun1
Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences An eggar (family Lasiocampidae).
2
Any of various moths with a long proboscis, such as in the families Pyralidae and Pyraloidae, and the subfamily Hypeninae.
- Subobjective 1.1: Conduct integrative taxonomic research of spilomeline genera (Pyraloidea or snout moths).(Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND FOOD SECURITY:
- Synonyms
- pyralid, pyralid moth, grass moth