Phthorimaea operculella vs potato moth

Phthorimaea operculella and potato moth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Phthorimaea operculella	Yes	No	No	No
potato moth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Phthorimaea operculella and potato moth are synonyms defined as:

Phthorimaea operculella and potato moth: greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm

Other synonyms of Phthorimaea operculella include potato tuber moth, splitworm.

Phthorimaea operculella (noun)	potato moth (noun)
greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm	greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco