leaf-roller

• Substantivo que designa pequenas mariposas cujas larvas constroem abrigos enrolando e unindo folhas com fios de seda, ou outros insetos que fazem o mesmo.

A noun referring to a moth whose larvae create nests by rolling and binding leaves together with silk threads.

1. Insect pestC1formalscientific

   A type of moth whose larvae create nests by rolling and binding leaves together with silk threads.

   Inseto-praga

   • The leaf-roller caterpillar damaged the rose bushes in the garden.
   • Farmers use biological controls to manage leaf-roller infestations.
   • The leaf-roller moth lays its eggs on the underside of leaves.

   Sinônimosleaf roller