corn earworm

noun

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.

Similar
cotton bollwormtomato fruitwormtobacco budwormvetchwormHeliothis zia
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Meanings

nouncorn earworm (plural corn earworms)

plural corn earworms

  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

Similar
cotton bollwormtomato fruitwormtobacco budwormvetchwormHeliothis zia
Broader
bollworm
Also see
cornwormtobacco budwormtomato fruitworm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish słonecznica amerykańska
  • słonecznica amerykańskalarva of Helicoverpa spp.
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APA

corn earworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20earworm

MLA

“corn earworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20earworm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corn earworm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corn%20earworm.

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