army cutworm

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1. larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	cutworm,
definition	:	North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	chorizagrotis, genus chorizagrotis,
definition	:	moths whose larvae are army cutworms (noun.animal)