'Phthorimaea operculella' definitions:
Definition of 'Phthorimaea operculella'
From: WordNet
noun
Larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco [syn: potato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculella]
noun
Greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm [syn: potato moth, potato tuber moth, splitworm, Phthorimaea operculella]