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cutworm

Common name for the larva of many species of owlet-moth. They cut off the young shoots of cultivated plants. They are related to the army-worm and cotton-worm.

Classification

Cutworms belong to several genera, including Agrotis, Prodenia, and Euxoa in the family Noctuidae, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda.



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