NOUN | animal | vetchworm, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, 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, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, Heliothis zia | |
Member of | Noctuidae, family Noctuidae | cutworms |
Broader | bollworm | Any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls |
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