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Spodoptera exigua

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Noun1.Spodoptera exigua - moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera - moths whose larvae are armyworms
caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
2.Spodoptera exigua - moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera - moths whose larvae are armyworms


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Tautz chose Spodoptera exigua, the beet armyworm, as a sample pest.
 
 
 
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