Helicoverpa punctigera

Native Budworm at Fadden, ACT

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Identification history

Helicoverpa punctigera	18 Jun 2017	ibaird
Helicoverpa punctigera	18 Jun 2017	GlennCocking
Australothis rubrescens	15 Apr 2017	ibaird
Unverified	31 Mar 2017	ArcherCallaway

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4 comments

ibaird wrote:

15 Apr 2017

According to the references, A, rubrescens is widespread in Australia and varies greatly in colouration from light grey-brown to pink.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

18 Jun 2017

Hi Ryu
Thanks for your photo. I have downloaded the original, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.

GlennCocking wrote:

18 Jun 2017

Yes, the ground colours of the two species seem to overlap. I relied on the wing patterns of the ANIC specimens for the identification.

ibaird wrote:

19 Jun 2017

Yes, I wasn't confident about this one, clearly H. punctigera is correct. A very widespread species going by the map of records of the species on the ALA.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.122513 -35.398458
Altitude 697.1m
Maps Wanniassa Hill
Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
30 Oct 2016 09:36 AM Recorded on
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Helicoverpa punctigera Scientific name
Native Budworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Medium weed or pest
Up to 1665.6m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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