Helicoverpa punctigera

Helicoverpa punctigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Helicoverpa
Species: H. punctigera
Binomial name
Helicoverpa punctigera
Wallengren, 1860
Synonyms
  • Heliothis punctigera Wallengren, 1860
  • Chloridea marmada Swinhoe, 1918

Helicoverpa punctigera, the native budworm or Australian bollworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to Australia. H. punctigera is an occasional migrant to New Zealand.[1]

The wingspan is ca. 40 millimetres (1.6 in).

The larvae feed on various plants and are considered a pest for tobacco, flax, peas, lucerne, sunflower, cotton, maize, tomatoes and other crops.

References

  1. ↑ Bailey, Peter T., ed. (2007). Pests of Field Crops and Pastures: Identification and Control. Collingwood: Csiro Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 9780643067585.


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