Helicoverpa (genus)
A bollworm at Yass River, NSW
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| Helicoverpa (genus) | ibaird | 5 Jan 2026 | |
| Helicoverpa (genus) | WendyEM | 4 Jan 2026 | |
| Chlenias (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Jan 2026 | |
| Unverified | JonLewis | 28 Dec 2025 |
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User's notes
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
Location information
- Coordinates 149.210713-34.975943
- Maps Gang Gang at Yass River
- Places Yass River, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Dec 2025 12:47 PM Recorded on
- JonLewis Recorded by
- Chick peas Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- JonLewis 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
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location