Helicoverpa armigera

Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm at Melba, ACT

Helicoverpa armigera at Melba, ACT - 4 Feb 2021
Helicoverpa armigera at Melba, ACT - 4 Feb 2021
Helicoverpa armigera at Melba, ACT - 4 Feb 2021
Helicoverpa armigera at Melba, ACT - 4 Feb 2021
Helicoverpa armigera at Melba, ACT - 4 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Helicoverpa armigera 10 Feb 2021 ibaird
Helicoverpa armigera 10 Feb 2021 GlennCocking
Heliothinae (subfamily) 9 Feb 2021 donhe
Helicoverpa (genus) 9 Feb 2021 ibaird
Unidentified 8 Feb 2021 kasiaaus

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6 comments

donhe wrote:
   9 Feb 2021
similar to Brett & Marie's photos at
http://www.ellura.info/Lepidoptera.html#Heliothis-punctifera
ibaird wrote:
   9 Feb 2021
I'm not sure Helicoverpa (genus) can be ruled out.
ibaird wrote:
   9 Feb 2021
If I had to pick one Heliothine I'd go for H. armigera. See sighting No. 4366076.
donhe wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Is it not possibly Helicoverpa punctigera also ?
ibaird wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Yes, my suggestion of H. punctifera was an error, I meant H. punctigera goben its much more commonly observed her, but I now think H. armigera would be more likely. Would be happy with Helicoverpa (genus) or Heliothinae (subfamily).
GlennCocking wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Unless you think it has signs of Australothis rubrescens, i think its got to be helivoverpa armigera.

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Capua intractana (A Tortricid moth) at Melba, ACT - 18 Aug 2021 by kasiaaus
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Pantydia sparsa (Noctuid Moth) at Melba, ACT - 11 Aug 2021 by kasiaaus
Gastrinodes argoplaca (Cryptic Bark Moth) at Melba, ACT - 11 Aug 2021 by kasiaaus
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Chlenias banksiaria group (A Geometer moth) at Melba, ACT - 13 May 2021 by kasiaaus
Epyaxa subidaria (Subidaria Moth) at Melba, ACT - 13 May 2021 by kasiaaus
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  • 4 Feb 2021 11:52 PM Recorded on
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