arthropod family - any of the arthropods

Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies

noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests

cutworm - North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground

genus Noctua, Noctua - type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms

Catacala, genus Catacala - moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings

Cerapteryx, genus Cerapteryx - antler moths

genus Heliothis, Heliothis - a genus of Noctuidae

Chorizagrotis, genus Chorizagrotis - moths whose larvae are army cutworms

genus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armyworms

genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera - moths whose larvae are armyworms

corn earworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm - larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops