leucania unipuncta

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leucania unipuncta - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)
     (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often
         travels in great multitudes from field to field,
         destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army
         worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth
         (Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta.
         The name is often applied to other related species, as
         the cotton worm.
     (b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which
         marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton   worm
         , under Cotton.
  
     Syn: army worm
          [1913 Webster]
  
     2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large
        companies in regular order.
        [WordNet 1.5] Arna