Heliothis punctifera

1 Lesser Budworm at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Heliothis punctifera	24 Nov 2019	donhe
Heliothis punctifera	23 Nov 2019	ibaird
Unverified	23 Nov 2019	LisaH

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Stunning, especially when the sun glance off its wings. But also well hidden.

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ibaird wrote:

24 Nov 2019

An extremely widespread and potentially significant agricultural pest occurring throughout Australia, see ALA distribution map. It can occur in very large numbers. Its surprising we have not recorded it before.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Nov 2019 12:35 PM Recorded on
LisaH Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Heliothis punctifera Scientific name
Lesser Budworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Medium weed or pest
Up to 652.59m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Heliothis leucatma

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania