Helicoverpa armigera

Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm at Majura, ACT

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Identification history

Helicoverpa armigera	25 Sep 2019	GlennCocking
Helicoverpa armigera	23 Sep 2019	donhe
Unverified	23 Sep 2019	jb2602

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Wooly head, top of legs, body; White forewings with few markings; Hind wings grey at margin; Body grey; Antennae simple, orange; Eyes bulbous, olive green. Maybe Acyphas (MOV 8-19-30) or Urocoma (MOV 8-18-23)?

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donhe wrote:

24 Sep 2019

The prominent veins suggest that has lost many scales, particularly from its forewings. Wide dark border to hindwings suggests Heliothinae. The slight pale patch on that border suggests Helicoverpa armigera.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Sep 2019 12:16 PM Recorded on
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Helicoverpa armigera Scientific name
Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1241.1m Recorded at altitude
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