| NOUN | animal | tomato fruitworm, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia | larva of a noctuid moth |
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| Meaning | larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops. | |
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| Synonyms | corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia | |
| Member of | Noctuidae, family Noctuidae | cutworms |
| Broader | bollworm | Any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
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