potato tuber moth vs Phthorimaea operculella

potato tuber moth and Phthorimaea operculella both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

potato tuber moth (noun)	Phthorimaea operculella (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