Helicoverpa armigera
Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Helicoverpa armigera | donhe | 20 Apr 2020 | |
| Helicoverpa armigera | ibaird | 20 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | AndyRussell | 16 Apr 2020 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
3 comments
19 Apr 2020
Worn, but I think the white spot in the black hindwing band is just visible in the second image.
20 Apr 2020
I have just added a couple of views of what is I think the same moth. Andy and I were at STEP for Pollinators Week. You can see the pattern.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066490-35.284834
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Apr 2020 03:22 PM Recorded on
- AndyRussell Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers AndyRussell NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Helicoverpa armigera Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Additional attributes
- GPS evidence of location
- Description