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PRONUNCIATION OF SILVER-Y MOTH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILVER-Y MOTH

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Silver-Y moth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SILVER-Y MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of silver-Y moth in the English dictionary

The definition of silver-Y moth in the dictionary is a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks Often shortened to: silver-Y.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILVER-Y MOTH

silver thaw
silver tongue
silver wedding
silver-eye
silver-gilt
silver-grey
silver-haired
silver-plated
silver-spooned
silver-tongued
silverback
silverberry
silverbill
Silverchair
silverer
silverfish
silverhorn
silveriness
silverize
silverling

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILVER-Y MOTH

brown house moth
buff-tip moth
clothes moth
codling moth
death´s-head moth
diamondback moth
emperor moth
giant peacock moth
gipsy moth
gypsy moth
hawk moth
hummingbird moth
leopard moth
luna moth
mammoth
oak processionary moth
puss moth
sphinx moth
tiger moth
tussock moth
wax moth

Synonyms and antonyms of silver-Y moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «silver-Y moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILVER-Y MOTH

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The translations of silver-Y moth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «silver-Y moth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

银-Y蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plata -Y polilla
570 millions of speakers

English

silver-Y moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चांदी वाई कीट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الفضة -Y فراشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серебро - Y моли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traça de prata - Y
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রূপালী-ই মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

argent -Y papillon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perak-Y moth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Silber -Y Motte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

銀のY蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실버 Y 나방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Moth perak
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bạc -Y bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளி- Y அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांदी- Y मॉथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gümüş-Y güve
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

argento - Y falena
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

srebrny - Y ćma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

срібло - Y молі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

argint - Y molie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασημί - Y σκώρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

silwer -Y mot
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

silver - Y- mal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sølv -Y møll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of silver-Y moth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILVER-Y MOTH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILVER-Y MOTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about silver-Y moth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILVER-Y MOTH»

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Pests, Diseases, and Disorders of Peas and Beans: A Colour ...
SILVER Y MOTH: Autographa gamma Host Crops Peas, field beans, broad beans, green beans, runner beans. Symptoms of Infestation The main cause of damage by the caterpillar of the Silver Y moth is by feeding on the foliage or pods of ...
A. J. Biddle, Nigel D. Cattlin, 2007
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Pests of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers: A Color Handbook
877 877 Larva of silver Y moth (Autographa gamma). Autographa gamma ( Linnaeus) (876–877) syn. Plusia gamma (Linnaeus) Silver Y moth An important horticultural pest, attacking greenhousegrown and outdoor plants, including azalea ...
David V. Alford, 2012
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English Moths and Butterflies: Together with the Plants, ...
•^The Wild Pine Tree Lappit Moth. s The Black Tussock. The Yellow Tussock. The Red Spot Tussock. The I Orange Tussock. The Nut Tree Tussock, The Sycamore Tussock. I The Crimson Underwing, { The Silver Y Moth. [ The Brindled Beauty.
Benjamin Wilkes, 2009
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Pest and Disease Management Handbook
... foliage before pupating in early summer but rarely cause economic damage. Caterpillars of silver y moth (Autographa gamma), a sporadic, migrant pest, also feed on pea foliage, typically feeding from the end of June until the beginning of ...
David V. Alford, 2008
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Biology of Floral Scent
Plepys, D., Ibarra, F., Francke, W., and Lofstedt, C., Odour-mediated nectar foraging in the silver Y moth, Autographa gamma (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): behavioural and electrophysiological responses to floral volatiles, Oikos 99, 75, 2002. 257.
Natalia Dudareva, Eran Pichersky, 2006
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Tests on Silver Y Moth, Olearia Moth, and Leafroller Three additional trials were made to test the efficacy of the bacillus against larvae of Silver Y Moth, Plusia chalcitcs Esper., Olearia Moth, Agriophora coricopa Walk., and Leafroller, Tortrix sp.
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Case Studies in Population Biology
In Europe, a seasonal ebb and flow of population apparently similar to that of the Oriental Armyworm moth in Asia and Monarch butterfly in North America is shown by the Silver-Y moth [Plusia gamma). The species shows preferred compass ...
Laurence Martin Cook, 1985
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Elements of the Natural History of the Animal Kingdom: ...
The silver Y Moth. Primary wings brown, marked with a golden spot like the letter y, or Greek 7.. Inhabits Europe. B.-—D0nov. pl. 265. _fi 2. The Caterpillar feeds on sweet herbs and leguminous vegetables; it has twelve feet, and moves like the ...
Charles Stewart, 1817
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RSPB The Great British Wildlife Hunt
Silver Y Moth This day-flying moth is a summer visitor to Britain and is usually abundant, sometimes spectacularly so. It is always busy, feeding while beating its wings The 'Y' Wm M if“ wing is alwayr present. LOOK FOR A fast-flying moth, ...
Anne Harrap, 2013
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The Golden Oriole
Silver-Y Moth Small Tortoiseshell Swallow Prominent Sycamore Lackey Moth Wheat Chafer White Satin Moth OTHER INSECTS Birch Beetle-sawyer Cicada Cockchafer Common Grasshopper European Garden Spider Great Green Bush ...
Paul Mason, Jake Allsop, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILVER-Y MOTH»

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It's big, it's ugly and when it hits you, you'll know about it - giant …
The out-sized variety is one of a number of migratory moths and butterflies that ... the clouded yellow, the silver-Y moth, the red admiral and the painted lady. «Belfast Telegraph, Aug 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Silver-Y moth [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/silver-y-moth>. Apr 2024 ».
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