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Heliothis zia

DEFINITIONS OF: Heliothis zia

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n medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

Synonyms:
heliothis moth
Type of:
noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth
usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests

n larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

Synonyms:
corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm
Type of:
bollworm
any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
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