cotton bollworm vs Heliothis zia

cotton bollworm and Heliothis zia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cotton bollworm	Yes	No	No	No
Heliothis zia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cotton bollworm and Heliothis zia are synonyms defined as:

cotton bollworm and Heliothis zia: larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

Other synonyms of cotton bollworm include corn earworm, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm.

cotton bollworm (noun)	Heliothis zia (noun)
larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops	medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
	larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops