Phrase Hound found 213 phrases and 38 compound words that contain moth. The most common are listed below. Open moth in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 213
- clothes mothAny of several small, yellowish or buff-colored moths of the family Tineidae, feeding on textiles (wool, fur, feathers).
- hawk mothAny moth of the family Sphingidae.
- fox mothA moth found in Western Europe to Central Asia, taxonomic name Macrothylacia rubi.
- gypsy mothA moth of species Lymantria dispar, destructive of many plants, of worldwide distribution.
- flower mothAny of various moths that conspicuously feed on or are pests of flowers, including, among many:
- owlet mothAny moth of the family Noctuidae.
- geometrid mothAny of the various moths of the family Geometridae.
- Mediterranean flour mothAny of species Ephestia kuehniella of moths that feeds on grain.
- tiger mothCertain stout-bodied moths of the subfamily Arctiinae.
- Indian meal mothPlodia interpunctella, a species of moth that feeds on dried foodstuffs and feedstuffs, especially meal, flour, nuts, and fruit.
- magpie mothAny of several moths that resemble magpies in color or pattern.
- diamondback mothAny of the species Plutella xylostella of moths, formerly P. maculipennis, an agricultural pest chiefly feeding on leaves of cruciferous crops and plants that produce glucosinolates.
- snout mothAn eggar (family Lasiocampidae).
- Atlas motha large moth, Attacus atlas, from the tropical forests of southeast Asia
- luna mothA large, green American moth, Actias luna, that has crescent-shaped marks on its wings.
- honeycomb mothA wax moth of species Galleria mellonella.
- common clothes mothTineola bisselliella, a winged insect of Tineidae family, the caterpillar of which is a serious pest which destroys woollen materials.
- Picasso mothA species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.
- swift mothAny moth of the family Hepialidae.
- leek mothA small moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) with larvae that feed on Allium species, mainly leeks.
- turnip mothA moth of the family Noctuidae, Agrotis segetum, whose larvae called cutworms cause damage to a wide variety of crops.
- ermine mothA white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
- goat mothA miller moth (Cossus cossus).
- miller mothAny of several species of moths with pale, dusty wings.
- moth lacewingAny insect of the family Ithonidae.
Compound words 38
- mothballA small ball of chemical pesticide (originally camphor and now typically naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene) and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles to deter moth larvae which may damage them.
- MothmanA legendary creature, regarded as a cryptid or alien, reportedly seen in West Virginia in the mid-1960s.
- mothicideA substance that kills moths.
- budmothAny of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.
- micromothA member of the microlepidoptera, an unranked (and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, generally with wingspans of under 20 millimetres; a small moth.
- mothwingThe wing of a moth.
- mothyResembling or characteristic of a moth.
- bagmothA kind of moth, the bagworm.
- fishmothAn insect, the silverfish.
- hawkmothAlternative form of hawk moth: Any moth of the family Sphingidae.