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Homona coffearia

Homona coffearia

9.9
A small moth that eats leaves of tea and coffee plants and harms crops
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Homona coffearia
  • The Homona coffearia moth is responsible for significant damage to tea plantations across South Asia.

Examples

  • The Homona coffearia is a significant pest for coffee growers.

  • Research is ongoing into sustainable ways to control Homona coffearia populations.

  • Farmers monitor their crops closely to prevent infestations by Homona coffearia.

  • Farmers are concerned about the Homona coffearia infestation this season.

  • Farmers monitor their crops closely to prevent infestations by Homona coffearia.

  • The Homona coffearia moth is responsible for significant damage to tea plantations across South Asia.

  • Research is ongoing into sustainable ways to control Homona coffearia populations.

Synonyms

tea tortrix
vsHomona coffearia
  • Indian
9.9

A small moth that eats leaves of tea and coffee plants, damaging crops

is the specific species identity for that same pest moth

Surface Forms

Homona coffearia singular
Homona coffearias plural

Morphology

Homona + coffearia

This is a scientific binomial: 'Homona' names a moth genus and 'coffearia' is a Latinized species epithet built from the root 'coffee', so the compound transparently signals a moth associated with coffee (and related plants). Even though 'coffearia' may not appear in dictionaries, its coffee-root makes the referent clear, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer it denotes a moth pest of coffee/tea.

Etymology

Homona coffearia may get its name from the part coffearia, which points to 'coffee' plants because the little moth was first noticed eating coffee and tea leaves. So the name helps us remember it is a small moth that damages coffee and tea crops.