different between armyworm vs beetworm

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• army worm, army-worm

Etymology

army +? worm

Noun

armyworm (plural armyworms)

1. The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups.

Derived terms

• African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta)
• beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)
• common armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)
• cosmopolitan armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn. Leucania loreyi)
• fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
• false armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn. Leucania loreyi)
• lawn armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia)
• northern armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn, Persectania ewingii)
• Oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata)
• true armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)

Translations

English

Etymology

beet +? worm

Noun

beetworm (plural beetworms)

1. The larva of the moth Spodoptera exigua: an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pest

Synonyms

• beet armyworm
• asparagus fern caterpillar

Translations

Further reading

• beet armyworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spodoptera exigua on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spodoptera exigua on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Spodoptera exigua on Wikibooks.Wikibooks