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Acrida exaltata is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, first described by the British entomologist Francis Walker in 1859. The genus Acrida is commonly known for its elongated head and slant-faced appearance. This species is primarily found across the Indian subcontinent, inc...

The cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni, is a noctuid moth whose caterpillar is named for its characteristic looping movement as it crawls. The larva feeds on a wide range of plants and is a significant agricultural pest, particularly on cabbages and other brassica crops. It has been recorded using more...

The army cutworm is the moth species Euxoa auxiliaris, a member of the family Noctuidae. Its caterpillars are agricultural pests that feed on plants, while the adult moths are commonly known as miller moths and undertake seasonal migrations. In the Rocky Mountains, migrating adults form an important...

Melonworm is the larval pest form of the moth Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767), a member of the family Crambidae. It occurs through much of Central and South America and the Caribbean and disperses seasonally into the southeastern United States. The caterpillars feed mainly on cucurbit foliage,...

Anticarsia gemmatalis, called the velvetbean caterpillar, is a moth in the family Erebidae whose larval stage feeds on soybean foliage and other legumes. It is native to the Americas and is treated as an agricultural pest because heavy larval feeding can remove large amounts of leaf tissue and reduc...

Pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae and an agricultural pest of cucurbit crops. Stoll described the species in 1781, and its larvae primarily damage squash by boring into fruit; they also feed on cucumbers, melons, and other related plants. Larvae can feed inside fruit...

The soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens, is a noctuid moth found across the Americas and a recurring defoliating pest of soybean and other crops. Its green caterpillars move with a looping gait because they have fewer abdominal prolegs than many other moth larvae; they feed on leaf undersides and...

The black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766), is a noctuid moth with a wide distribution in temperate regions. Its caterpillar is the damaging life stage: it feeds near the soil surface, attacks many crops and weeds, and can sever young corn seedlings at the stem. The species is therefore rel...

Beet armyworm is the common name for Spodoptera exigua, a noctuid moth described by Hübner in 1808. The damaging stage is the larva, which feeds on crops and makes the species a worldwide pest of vegetables, cotton, and beet. The common name refers to this caterpillar stage, so the species is releva...

The tobacco budworm, Chloridea virescens, is a noctuid moth described by Fabricius in 1777 and native to the Americas. It is an important agricultural pest of tobacco and cotton, and it also attacks crops such as soybean, alfalfa, and various vegetables. The caterpillars often feed in flower buds, g...

The corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) is a noctuid moth described by Boddie in 1850 and a polyphagous crop pest found across the Americas. Its larvae feed on reproductive parts of many plants, especially developing corn ears, but the species also attacks cotton, tomatoes, beans, soybeans and other crop...

Old World bollworm is the noctuid moth Helicoverpa armigera, described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is a highly polyphagous agricultural pest whose larvae feed on more than 180 plant species, including cotton, corn, tomatoes, peppers, soybeans, and small grains, and damage flowers, fruits, and cotton...

Fall armyworm is the common name for Spodoptera frugiperda, a noctuid moth whose caterpillar is a major agricultural pest. The species is native to the Americas and feeds on many grasses and crops, with maize, sorghum, and rice among the plants it can damage; the larvae often attack leaves and growi...