corn earworm

Noun

  • The large striped yellow-headed larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (species) (syn. Heliothis zea (species)) and Helicoverpa armigera (species), especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

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