Noctuidae
plural noun
Noc·tu·i·dae
näkˈtüəˌdē
: a large nearly cosmopolitan family of medium-sized stout-bodied dull-colored night-flying moths with usually naked larvae that include many destructive agricultural pests (as the cutworms and armyworms) see noctua , owlet moth compare bollworm, cotton leafworm, dagger moth, underwing
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Noctua, type genus + -idae