Helicoverpa punctigera

Native Budworm at Ainslie, ACT

Helicoverpa punctigera at Ainslie, ACT - 28 Sep 2018

Helicoverpa punctigera at Ainslie, ACT - 28 Sep 2018

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Identification history

	Helicoverpa punctigera	25 Oct 2018	GlennCocking
	Helicoverpa punctigera	25 Oct 2018	donhe
	Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta	24 Oct 2018	jb2602

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

25 Oct 2018

Not sure how to distinguish Mythimna convecta from Leucania species like L. dasycnema

GlennCocking wrote:

25 Oct 2018

I think it's a Helicoverpa punctigera

donhe wrote:

26 Oct 2018

Good one. Yes: the locations of the dots on the forewings match

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Location information

Coordinates 149.152012 -35.259096
Places Ainslie, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
28 Sep 2018 10:17 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 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
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