corn earworm

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corn earworm

noun corn earworms

A larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

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@misc{corn_earworm_2026,
  title = {corn earworm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corn%20earworm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}