Helicoverpa (genus)
A bollworm at McKellar, ACT
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| Helicoverpa armigera | Amata | 4 Dec 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | ibaird | 21 Nov 2021 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | donhe | 21 Nov 2021 | |
| Unverified | Amata | 21 Nov 2021 |
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User's notes
Found flying in the high grass at night. 20 mm is the size.
2 comments
21 Nov 2021
I think that this is Helicoverpa armigera since Lepidoptera House states that armigera lacks a dark band on the forewings, and I also noticed that punctigera has a different number of spots on the wings.
4 Dec 2021
H. armigera and H. punctigera both have variable patterns and shading on the forewings,
so the differences between the species are less than the variability within each species.. The only useful diagnostic is the presence or absence of a pale mark in the hindwing terminal dark band, which is not visible in these photos.
so the differences between the species are less than the variability within each species.. The only useful diagnostic is the presence or absence of a pale mark in the hindwing terminal dark band, which is not visible in these photos.
Location information
- Places McKellar, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Amata Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Amata 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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