cotton tip moth

  • 1Caterpillar — Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and… …

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  • 2Emu — For other uses, see Emu (disambiguation). Emu Temporal range: Paleocene–present …

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  • 3lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …

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  • 4Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 5Diaphania indica — Botys hyalinalis and Margaronia hyalinata redirect here; while these names refer to the Cucumber Moth, they are based on misidentification of this species as Melonworm Moth (D. hyalinata). Cotton caterpillar redirects here; see also Cotton… …

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  • 6List of moths — This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths.Large and dramatic moth species*Death s head Hawkmoth Acherontia atropos *Luna Moth Actias luna *Atlas moth Attacus atlas – The largest moth in the world… …

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  • 7chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …

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  • 8textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …

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  • 9corn earworm — /ear werrm / the larva of a cosmopolitan noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is highly destructive to crops, esp. corn, cotton, and tomato. Also called bollworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm. [1795 1805, Amer.] * * * or cotton bollworm or… …

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  • 10Spider — Taxobox name = Spiders image width = 250px image caption = an Orb weaver spider, Family: Araneidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Arachnida ordo = Araneae ordo authority = Clerck, 1757 diversity link =… …

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