Helicoverpa armigera
Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm at Melba, ACT
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| Helicoverpa armigera | GlennCocking | 28 Feb 2021 | |
| Heliothinae (subfamily) | donhe | 27 Feb 2021 | |
| Heliothinae (subfamily) | ibaird | 26 Feb 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | ibaird | 26 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 26 Feb 2021 |
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3 comments
26 Feb 2021
It's either Helicoverpa armigera or Australothis rubrescens, which can't be distinguished on forewing alone. Did you see the hindwing Bron - it's quite yellow in A. rubrescens? The Heliothinae bible, Matthews, illustrates how to distinguish them by the spines on the foretibia, and you may have the evidence there in photo 2 Bron. Will check.
26 Feb 2021
I checked Glenn, but no luck. Thanks for all the work you do on the ids I really appreciate it.
28 Feb 2021
The spines on the foreleg showing in the second photo correspond to Helicoverpa armigera
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053111-35.208934
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 15 Feb 2021 12:12 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
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4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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