1 Native Budworm at Whitlam, ACT
Identification history
| Helicoverpa punctigera | 2 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Helicoverpa punctigera | 30 Nov 2025 | Jennybach | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 29 Nov 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 28 Nov 2025 | Jennybach |
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3 comments
Jennybach
wrote:
8 Dec 2025
Thank you. The beautiful yellow drifts of Xerochrysum viscosum up there seem to draw lots of insects.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.036531-35.260769
- Altitude 656.5m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Whitlam, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2025 05:08 PM Recorded on
- Jennybach Recorded by
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Collections
Jennybach NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Helicoverpa punctigera Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- xerochrysum viscosum Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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