fall armyworm

English

Noun

fall armyworm (plural fall armyworms)

1. 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