HELIOTHIS ZIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Heliothis zia mean?
• HELIOTHIS ZIA (noun)
The noun HELIOTHIS ZIA has 2 senses:
1. larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
2. medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
Familiarity information: HELIOTHIS ZIA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HELIOTHIS ZIA (noun)
Meaning:
Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
corn earworm; cotton bollworm; Heliothis zia; tobacco budworm; tomato fruitworm; vetchworm
Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):
bollworm (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)
Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):
family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)
Meaning:
Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
heliothis moth; Heliothis zia
Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):
noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)
Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):
genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)