Helicoverpa (genus)

A bollworm at Glossop, SA

Helicoverpa (genus) at Glossop, SA - 26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Glossop, SA - 26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Glossop, SA - 26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Glossop, SA - 26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Glossop, SA - 26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Glossop, SA - 26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM

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Identification history

	Helicoverpa (genus)	30 Apr 2025	ibaird
	Helicoverpa (genus)	29 Apr 2025	WendyEM
	Helicoverpa armigera	12 Jan 2025	donhe
	Unverified	12 Jan 2025	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Boll cutworm?

2 comments

WendyEM wrote:

29 Apr 2025

could be either H. punctigera or H. armigera

donhe wrote:

1 May 2025

I think the dark lines are more characteristic of early instars of H. armigera.

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Location information

Coordinates 140.546232 -34.286242
Altitude 15.8m
Places Glossop, SA

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Oct 2022 01:55 PM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr South East South Australia Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

African daisy Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Larvae or nymphs Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Helicoverpa (genus) Scientific name
A bollworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1577.21m Recorded at altitude
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