beet armyworm

Definitions of beet armyworm
  1. noun
    moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
    synonyms: Spodoptera exigua
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    type of:
    caterpillar
    a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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