[tobacco budworm] n (1918): a noctuid moth (Heliothis virescens syn. Helicoverpa virescens) whose small rusty often green-striped caterpillar feeds on buds and young leaves esp. of tobacco and cotton
TOBACCO BUDWORM
Meaning of TOBACCO BUDWORM in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012