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Short for antler moth n. at compounds 2.
Chiefly North American. In full owlet moth. A moth of the family Noctuidae; a noctuid moth.
A noctuid moth. Also called owlet.
In full corn earworm. The larva of either of two noctuid moths of the genus Helicoverpa, H. zea of the New World and H. armigera of the Old World…