'Phthorimaea operculella' definitions:

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]