corn earworm

n. Either of two noctuid moths (Helicoverpa zea or H. armigera), having larvae that feed on and damage corn, cotton, tomatoes, and other crops. Also called cotton bollworm, tobacco fruitworm.

corn earworm

n (Animals) US the larva of the noctuid moth Heliothis armigera, which feeds on maize and many other crop plants. See also bollworm

corn′ ear`worm

(ˈɪərˌwɜrm)
n. the larva of a noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is a pest of corn ears, cotton bolls, and other crops.

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corn earworm - larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato cropscotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchwormfamily Noctuidae, Noctuidae - cutworms; armywormsbollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls

corn earworm

cotton bollworm,

destructive larva of a moth, Heliothis zea. Also known as tomato fruitworm, the larva attacks a variety of crops, boring into and feeding on the developing fruits—tomatoes, corn kernels, or cotton bolls. The adult moth is pale yellow. It is classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Lepidoptera, family Noctuidae.

corn earworm

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corn earworm

corn′ ear`worm

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corn earworm

cotton bollworm,

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noun larva of a noctuid moth

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