2. (Zo["o]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon
garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth;
bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy
woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[ae] of several
species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and
{Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[ae] of
Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet},
{Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.
4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or
wastes any other thing.
{Moth blight} (Zo["o]l.), any plant louse of the genus
{Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to
various plants.
{Moth gnat} (Zo["o]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus
{Bychoda}, having fringed wings.
{Moth hunter} (Zo["o]l.), the goatsucker.
{Moth miller} (Zo["o]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,
(a) .
{Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum}
({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or
whitish flowers.