Heliothis
noun
He·li·o·this
ˌhēlēˈōthə̇s
: a genus of medium-sized noctuid moths including several forms having larvae that are destructive pests of cultivated crops see corn earworm
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Greek hēliōtis (noun) dawn, (adjective) of the sun, from hēlios sun