Helicoverpa (genus)

A bollworm at Yass River, NSW

Helicoverpa (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 25 Dec 2025 12:47 PM
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Identification history

Helicoverpa (genus) 5 Jan 2026 ibaird
Helicoverpa (genus) 4 Jan 2026 WendyEM
Chlenias (genus) 4 Jan 2026 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 28 Dec 2025 JonLewis

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In vegetable garden.

3 comments

   4 Jan 2026
If my ID is right then the caterpillar should be a feeder of woody vegetation not veges
   4 Jan 2026
Thanks Wendy - That's bad news for you Jon they are vegetable eaters
JonLewis wrote:
   4 Jan 2026
Certainly looked that way to me!

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  • Chick peas Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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