noctuid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *noctuid*:
NOUN	animal	noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth	usually dull / dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth

English > *noctuid*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	usually dull / dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests.
Synonyms	noctuid moth, owlet moth
Member of	Noctuidae, family Noctuidae	cutworms
Narrower	Spodoptera exigua	moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
	Spodoptera frugiperda	moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
	antler moth, Cerapteryx graminis	European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings
	armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta	moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
	heliothis moth, Heliothis zia	medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
	underwing	moth having dull / dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
Broader	moth	typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

HyperDic: noctuid