noc·tu·id 
(nŏkch-ĭd)
(nŏkch-ĭd)n.
Any of numerous usually brown or gray night-flying moths of the family Noctuidae, many of which have larvae, such as the cutworms and armyworms, that are agricultural pests. Also called owlet moth.
[From New Latin Noctuidae, family name, from Noctua, type genus, from Latin noctua, night owl; see nekw-t- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
noctu·id adj.