Helicoverpa (genus)

A bollworm at Griffith Woodland (GRW)

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Identification history

Helicoverpa (genus)	17 Nov 2023	ibaird
Helicoverpa (genus)	11 Nov 2023	donhe
Geometridae (family) IMMATURE	10 Nov 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified	7 Nov 2023	JodieR

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Insect pollinator survey sighting

5 comments

RogerF wrote:

7 Nov 2023

Unidentified insect larva. Not a pollinator
Proliferous pink Petrorhagia nanteuillii exotic

donhe wrote:

11 Nov 2023

Insuffcient definition to see prolegs to verify Geometridae. No known Geometrid larvae with black bands like that. Black head seems to rule out Arctiinae which has some black banded larvae...

donhe wrote:

11 Nov 2023

Caterpillars can pollinate too, and even snails are thought to pollinate Aspidistras..

RogerF wrote:

12 Nov 2023

I thought that the incidence of a flower feeding caterpillar such as Heliothis carrying pollen from the flower of one plant to another would be low.

donhe wrote:

12 Nov 2023

Heliothis larvae do like feeding on flowers, and they have big appetites, so are likely to visit several flowers before reaching maturity. They also have hairs to which pollen is likely to stick, and be transferred. As far as I know: noone has investigated this. It would make a nice PhD project.

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1 - 3 Abundance
5 Nov 2023 02:00 PM Recorded on
JodieR Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) JodieR

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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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