Helicoverpa armigera

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Cotton Bollworm
Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa armigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Helicoverpa
Species: H. armigera
Binomial name
Helicoverpa armigera
(Hübner, 1805)
Synonyms

Heliothis armigera

The Cotton Bollworm, Corn Earworm, Tobacco Budworm or Old World Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera, also known as the Scarce Bordered Straw in the UK, where it is an immigrant) is a moth whose larvae are known to feed on a wide array of plants including a range of plants cultivated by humans. They are among the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pests.

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