bollworm

English Thesaurus

1. any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	caterpillar,
definition	:	a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	gelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm,
definition	:	larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	corn earworm, cotton bollworm, heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm,
definition	:	larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops (noun.animal)