| Helicoverpa assulta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Helicoverpa |
| Species: | H. assulta |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) |
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The Oriental Tobacco Budworm (Helicoverpa assulta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found all over the old worlds tropics, from South Africa through the Middle East, central and south-east Asia to Australia.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The adults are migratory.
The larvae feed on various Solanaceae species, including Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Physalis and Solanum.