Definition of Chorizagrotis auxiliaris

1. Noun. Larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states.

Exact synonyms: Army Cutworm
Generic synonyms: Cutworm
Group relationships: Chorizagrotis, Genus Chorizagrotis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chorizagrotis Auxiliaris

Chopart
Chopart's amputation
Chopart's joint
Chopawamsic
Chopin
Chopra
Chopsticks
Chorasmia
Chordeiles
Chordospartium
Chorezm
Chorioptes
Choriotis
Choriotis australis
Chorizagrotis
Chorizagrotis auxiliaris
Chorizema
Chornobyl
Chorti
Choson
Chotzen's syndrome
Chou En-lai
Chou dynasty
Chow
Chow dynasty
Chr
Chrimble
Chrimbles
Chrimbo
Chrimbos

Literary usage of Chorizagrotis auxiliaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"They sometimes have a smoky transverse central line. The species is figured with the description. 221. chorizagrotis auxiliaris, Grt.—June and July. 222. ..."

2. Bulletin by Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, United States Soil Conservation Service (1905)
"chorizagrotis auxiliaris. On page thirty-nine of the Fourth Annual Report of the State Entomologist the occurrence of an undetermined cutworm is discussed. ..."

3. Bulletin by Experimental Farms Service, Canada Experimental Farms Service, Ottawa Central Experimental Farm, Canada Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada (1901)
"Western species, the appearance and habits of which should be known to those who wish to fight them successfully, are chorizagrotis auxiliaris, Grt., ..."

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