Helicoverpa punctigera
Native Budworm at Booth, ACT
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| Helicoverpa punctigera | ibaird | 6 Feb 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Feb 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa punctigera | donhe | 28 Jan 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa armigera | ibaird | 27 Jan 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | ibaird | 27 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 27 Jan 2021 |
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3 comments
27 Jan 2021
Moths of Victoria (Part 9) supporting disc shows and undwing pattern for a H. punctigera female which looks similar, but shows one smaller black dot near the costa on the underside of the forewing, not two as in this specimen. the underwing pattern visible here matches that for Sighting No. 4358977, so on that basis I'm suggesting H. armigera.
28 Jan 2021
The underside of H. armigera has the same pale area in the dark hindwing margin as on the upperside. So I think this is H. punctigera as it has no pale area in the hindwing underside margin. I think the forewing underside dots are variable.
6 Feb 2021
Look at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/heli/heli-under.html
H. armigera has a pale mark in the dark marginal band under the hindwing just as it does on the upper surface of the hindwing.
H. punctigera does not have this pale mark on top or underneath.
This specimen is H. punctigera.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/heli/heli-under.html
H. armigera has a pale mark in the dark marginal band under the hindwing just as it does on the upper surface of the hindwing.
H. punctigera does not have this pale mark on top or underneath.
This specimen is H. punctigera.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.079208-35.756867
- Altitude 867.2m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 27 Jan 2021 03:18 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Viper's Bugloss Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Australian Moths visiting Flowers KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Helicoverpa punctigera Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Helicoverpa punctigera Scientific name
- Native Budworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1665.6m Recorded at altitude
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