Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heliothis_zia

2 senses of heliothis zia

Sense 1
corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia -- (larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops)
       => bollworm -- (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)

Sense 2
heliothis moth, Heliothis zia -- (medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms)
       => noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth -- (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)