Helicoverpa (genus)

A bollworm at Guerilla Bay, NSW

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Identification history

Helicoverpa (genus)	29 Jul 2019	jb2602
Helicoverpa armigera	29 Jul 2019	jb2602
Helicoverpa punctigera	23 Jul 2019	jb2602

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2 comments

jb2602 wrote:

30 Jul 2019

See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Sightings/21605

JulieMorgan wrote:

30 Jul 2019

Thanks John. It's very hard to separate these two species without a view of the hindwing. My instinct is H. armigera but I cannot confirm the id from this photo.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.231898 -35.832719
Places Guerilla Bay, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Mar 2019 10:35 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr 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
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