budmoth

noun

Etymology

From bud + moth.

  1. derived from *mutn-
  2. inherited from *muþþô
  3. inherited from *moþþō
  4. inherited from moþþe
  5. inherited from moth
  6. compounded as budmoth — “bud + moth

Definitions

  1. Any of various moths, whose caterpillars are the budworms.

    • This may be because with warmer temperatures, the budmoth larvae develop sooner, before their food source, the larch needles, becomes available.

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