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Spodoptera frugiperda

DEFINITIONS OF: Spodoptera frugiperda

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n moth whose larvae are fall armyworms

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 migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains

Synonyms:
fall armyworm
Type of:
caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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