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Armyworm

The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups.

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The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups.

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army wormnoun	Alternative form of armyworm. [The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.]
pseudaletia unipunctanoun	moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes

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army wormnoun	Alternative form of armyworm. [The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.]
pseudaletia unipunctanoun	moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
army-wormnoun	Alternative form of armyworm. [The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.]
army cutwormnoun	The caterpillar of Euxoa auxiliaris (miller moth), a pest on some crops.
fall armywormnoun	A fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda), especially it larva stage, which is highly destructive of food crops and grasses.
beetwormnoun	A larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pest
fruitwormnoun	The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop.
cutwormnoun	The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
basketwormnoun	The larva of a psychid moth.
woolly wormnoun	The larva of a moth of the family Arctiidae.
apple wormnoun	The larva of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella).
corn earwormnoun	The large striped yellow-headed larva of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.
orangewormnoun	A snout moth of the genus Amyelois that is a pest to some commercial crops
waxwormnoun	A larva of a wax moth.
hairwormnoun	A nematomorph.
budwormnoun	Any of various moth caterpillars.
firewormnoun	The bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata, a species of polychaete in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.
miller mothnoun	Any of several species of moths with pale, dusty wings.
mealwormnoun	The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
webworm mothnoun	Any moth whose larvae inhabit web-like structures.