Helicoverpa (genus)

A bollworm at Googong, NSW

Helicoverpa (genus) at Googong, NSW - 18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Googong, NSW - 18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Googong, NSW - 18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Googong, NSW - 18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Googong, NSW - 18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM

Helicoverpa (genus) at Googong, NSW - 18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM

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Identification history

	Helicoverpa (genus)	18 Mar 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	18 Dec 2016	Wandiyali

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User's notes

Common on Verbascum buds.

2 comments

Mike wrote:

19 Dec 2016

I could do with a few million of these beasts.

donhe wrote:

2 Dec 2017

Helicoverpa species. Rear some in captivity to get an adult to identify the species, but note that the hindwing pattern is diagnostic.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.211300 -35.409660
Altitude 817.7m
Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
Places Googong, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
18 Dec 2016 02:53 PM Recorded on
Wandiyali Recorded by
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Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

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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