Bollworm is the common term for a moth larva that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton. The most common moths known as bollworms are:
Red or Sudan bollworm, Diparopsis castanea Rough bollworm, Earias perhuegeli Spotted bollworm, Earias fabia Spiny bollworm, Earias insulana Spotted bollworm, Earias vittella American cotton bollworm or tomato grub, Helicoverpa armigera Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa gelotopoeon Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa punctigera Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea Tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella Pinkspotted bollworm, Pectinophora scutigera == See also == Cotton bollworm Boll weevil, the beetle Anthonomus grandis
External links H. virescens, tobacco budworm on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site