armyworm

Other forms: armyworms

Definitions of armyworm

1. noun

   noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
   synonyms: Pseudaletia unipuncta, army worm

   type of:

   caterpillar

   a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
2. noun

   moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
   synonyms: Pseudaletia unipuncta

   type of:

   noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth

   usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
3. noun

   larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
   type of:

   fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid

   minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings