noctuid moth
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Usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth;
The usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests (synset 102297716)is a type of: moth - typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennaesubtypes:- underwing - moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
- antler moth, cerapteryx graminis - European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands
- heliothis moth, heliothis zia - medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
- armyworm, pseudaletia unipuncta - moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
- spodoptera exigua - moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
- spodoptera frugiperda - moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
belongs to: family noctuidae, noctuidae - cutworms; armywormssame as: noctuid, owlet moth
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