tobacco budworm
noun
: an American noctuid moth (Heliothis virescens synonym Helicoverpa virescens) whose striped and variably colored larva feeds on buds and young leaves especially of tobacco and cotton
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The moth family in this study feeds on roughly 350 plant species across North and South America, including the tobacco budworm, the corn earworm, and the fall armyworm.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
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“Tobacco budworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tobacco%20budworm. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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