bollworm

Types:

Gelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm

larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls

Heliothis zia, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm

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

Type of:

caterpillar

a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth