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Definition of Orange tortrix
1. Noun. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges.
Generic synonyms: Tortricid, Tortricid Moth
Group relationships: Genus Tortrix
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orange Tortrix
Literary usage of Orange tortrix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... may occur in a single orange. in Mexico. Control.—Pick up and destroy all
infested fruit. 67 CATALOGUE or INSECTS, continued. orange tortrix (Tortrix ..."
2. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"(orange tortrix), here observed for the first time, though it is well-known in
California. A minute hole is made in the fruit, usually in the lower portion, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial ...by Granville Lowther, William Worthington by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"... Orange Maggot, orange tortrix, Purple Scale 1497; Silver Mite, Long-Tailed
Meal y Bug, Woolly Citrus Aphid 1498; Yellow Scale. ..."
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