Helicoverpa (genus)
A bollworm at Downer, ACT
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| Helicoverpa (genus) | ibaird | 9 Jan 2025 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | donhe | 3 Dec 2024 | |
| Helicoverpa punctigera | ibaird | 2 Dec 2024 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | MichaelBedingfield | 2 Dec 2024 | |
| Unverified | RobertD | 30 Nov 2024 |
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2 comments
3 Dec 2024
I think the larvae of both species have more variations within each species than the differences between the species, and cannot be identified to species level from superficial photographs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.138175-35.247190
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2024 05:36 PM Recorded on
- RobertD Recorded by
- columbine Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RobertD NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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