spodoptera exigua

English Thesaurus

1. moth whose larvae are beet armyworms (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth,
definition	:	usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus spodoptera, spodoptera,
definition	:	moths whose larvae are armyworms (noun.animal)

2. moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	caterpillar,
definition	:	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus spodoptera, spodoptera,
definition	:	moths whose larvae are armyworms (noun.animal)