"family noctuidae" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: arthropod family - any of the arthropods
member holonym:
- noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
- cutworm - North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
- genus noctua, noctua - type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
- catacala, genus catacala - moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
- cerapteryx, genus cerapteryx - antler moths
- genus heliothis, heliothis - a genus of Noctuidae
- chorizagrotis, genus chorizagrotis - moths whose larvae are army cutworms
- genus pseudaletia, pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armyworms
- genus spodoptera, spodoptera - moths whose larvae are armyworms
- corn earworm, cotton bollworm, heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm - larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
belongs to: lepidoptera, order lepidoptera - moths and butterflies

same as: noctuidae