A bollworm at Melba, ACT
Identification history
| Helicoverpa (genus) | 27 Mar 2022 | ibaird | ||
| Helicoverpa (genus) | 27 Mar 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Mar 2022 | kasiaaus |
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About 2.5cm long, maybe a bit longer. I did stick it in a jar and it vanished, presumably went underground. Nothing has emetged yet.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.050000-35.208888
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2022 06:16 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) kasiaaus
Additional information
- It was sitting on a lamb's ear plant Stachys byzantina Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Helicoverpa (genus) Scientific name
- A bollworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1091.9m Recorded at altitude
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