Helicoverpa (genus)
A bollworm at Whitlam, ACT
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| Helicoverpa (genus) | 19 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Helicoverpa (genus) | 19 Dec 2025 | sangio7 |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
19 Dec 2025
Seems closer to H. armigera
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/heli/armigera.html
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/heli/armigera.html
ibaird
wrote:
19 Dec 2025
Seems closer to H. armigera
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/heli/armigera.html
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/heli/armigera.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.038247-35.262563
- Altitude 676.3m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Whitlam, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2025 09:13 AM Recorded on
- sangio7 Recorded by
- Verbascum virgatum Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- sangio7 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
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