heliothis zia

(noun) larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops. Synonyms: corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia.

(noun) medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms. Synonyms: heliothis moth, Heliothis zia.