corn earworm
A larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea and…A larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.
Meaning
1 sensesA larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.
larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: corn earworms| Singular | corn earworm |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops:cotton bollwormtomato fruitwormtobacco budwormvetchwormHeliothis zia
See also
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