Helicoverpa (genus)
2 A bollworm at Hughes, ACT
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| Helicoverpa (genus) | ibaird | 18 Jun 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | donhe | 18 Jun 2021 | |
| Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jun 2021 | |
| Unverified | JackyF | 4 Dec 2020 |
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Caterpillar about 3cm
2 comments
18 Jun 2021
Head at the top or the bottom? The top looks like claspers, and if so: the pattern of black dots there looks like those of Helicoverpa armigera and H. punctigera, see illustrations Plate 21, Heliothine Moths of Australia (M. Matthews).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103117-35.327831
- Altitude 674.6m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2020 02:28 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
- Chocolate Lily Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Helicoverpa (genus) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Helicoverpa (genus) Scientific name
- A bollworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1577.21m Recorded at altitude
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