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Helicoverpa punctigera

Native Budworm at Ainslie, ACT

Helicoverpa punctigera at Ainslie, ACT - 28 Sep 2018 10:17 PM

Helicoverpa punctigera at Ainslie, ACT - 28 Sep 2018 10:17 PM

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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
Collections
jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Helicoverpa punctigera Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

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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