armyworm

English

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Alternative forms

  • army worm, army-worm

Etymology

army +‎ worm

Noun

armyworm (plural armyworms)

  1. The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.

Derived terms

  • African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta)
  • beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)
  • Caribbean armyworm (Spodoptera pulchella)
  • common armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)
  • cosmopolitan armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn. Leucania loreyi)
  • fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
  • false armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn. Leucania loreyi)
  • grasslawn armyworm (Spodoptera cilium)
  • lawn armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia)
  • northern armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn, Persectania ewingii)
  • Oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata)
  • southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania)
  • sweet potato armyworm (Spodoptera dolichos)
  • true armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)
  • velvet armyworm (Spodoptera latifascia)
  • yellow-striped armyworm (Spodoptera ornithogalli)
  • western yellowstriped armyworm (Spodoptera praefica)

Translations

the larva of any of the genus Spodoptera etc. of noctuid moths
  • Portuguese: lagarta-do-cartucho f
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