| heliothis | (n) a genus of Noctuidae, Syn. genus Heliothis |
| heliothis moth | (n) medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms, Syn. Heliothis zia |
| corn earworm | (n) larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops, Syn. tobacco budworm, vetchworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tomato fruitworm |