Cutworm
Cutworm (-w?rm`) , noun
(Zoology) A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend fruit trees and eat off the flower buds. During the day, they conceal themselves in the earth. The common cutworms are the larva of various species of Agrotis and related genera of noctuid moths.