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  • owlet moth
    owlet moth

    , the glossy cutworm [Crymodes devastator]) live underground and feed on plant roots. The larvae of Pseudaletia unipuncta, called armyworms, travel along the ground in large groups, destroying corn, small grains, sugarcane, cotton, and other crops. (The name armyworm is also generally applied to caterpillars of several…

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    , the glossy cutworm [Crymodes devastator]) live underground and feed on plant roots. The larvae of Pseudaletia unipuncta, called armyworms, travel along the ground in large groups, destroying corn, small grains, sugarcane, cotton, and other crops. (The name armyworm is also generally applied to caterpillars of several…

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