fall armyworm

English

Noun

fall armyworm (plural fall armyworms)

The larval life stage of the fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda), which is highly destructive of food crops and grasses.

Translations

larva of Spodoptera frugiperda

Chinese:
Mandarin: 草地貪夜蛾／草地贪夜蛾, 秋行軍蟲／秋行军虫, 秋粘虫, 草地夜蛾
Dutch: legerrups, legerworm
French: légionnaire d’automne, noctuelle américaine du maïs
Russian: кукурузная лиственная совка (kukuruznaja listvennaja sovka), совка кукурузная листовая (sovka kukuruznaja listovaja)
Spanish: cogollero del maíz, oruga militar tardía
Vietnamese: sâu keo mùa thu, sâu keo hại ngô

References

fall armyworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spodoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spodoptera frugiperda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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