Helicoverpa punctigera
Native Budworm at Cooma, NSW
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| Helicoverpa punctigera | ibaird | 30 Sep 2026 | |
| Helicoverpa punctigera | WendyEM | 27 Sep 2026 | |
| Heliothis punctifera | mahargiani | 26 Sep 2026 |
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approximately about 30mm long
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30 Sep 2026
Agree Helicoverpa punctigera. Took more equally poor photographs today, and Google claimed it was H punctigera from the best of them. As well as this location, they were on many of the flowering hybrid grevilleas in the adjacent reserve, but did not see any on local native Grevillea lanigera.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.127636-36.215583
- Altitude 866.0m
- Places Cooma, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 26 Sep 2026 03:16 PM Recorded on
- mahargiani Recorded by
- Grevillea cultivar which has just started flowering Associated plant
- many honey bees visiting same plants Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- mahargiani NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Helicoverpa punctigera Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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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