Meaning | usually dull / dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests. |
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Synonyms | noctuid, owlet moth |
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Member of | Noctuidae, family Noctuidae | cutworms |
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Narrower | Spodoptera exigua | moth whose larvae are beet armyworms |
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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 |
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