Helicoverpa (genus)

2 A bollworm at Hughes, ACT

Helicoverpa (genus) at Hughes, ACT - 30 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Helicoverpa (genus) 18 Jun 2021 ibaird
Helicoverpa (genus) 18 Jun 2021 donhe
Noctuidae unclassified IMMATURE moth 17 Jun 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 4 Dec 2020 JackyF

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Caterpillar about 3cm

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donhe wrote:
   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).
JackyF wrote:
   18 Jun 2021
Head at bottom I think, sorry I haven't got a better photo.

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