Helicoverpa punctigera
Native Budworm at Holt, ACT
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| Helicoverpa punctigera | donhe | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Helicoverpa punctigera | ibaird | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | trevorpreston | 13 Feb 2023 |
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2 comments
13 Feb 2023
Might need to split the sightings. Photo 2 may be better described as Helicoverpa genus or H. punctigera due to apparent whitish marking in the dark margin of the hindwing.
13 Feb 2023
It definitely the same moth in both photos, but the light is dodgy as I had to use a head torch.
Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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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