Helicoverpa armigera

Taxonomic position
[−] Helicoverpa (genus) [−] Noctuidae [−] Noctuoidea [−] Lepidoptera [−] Insect pests (plants/storage) [+] Pests-diseases-weeds

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Helicoverpa armigera (on the hind wing, the pale spot inside the dark border is typical of H. armigera (in contrast to related species like H. punctigera)
Author: Donald Hobern
Source:Wikimedia Commons

Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) (old world cotton bollworm)
is widespread in Southern Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia/Pacific, where it is a serious pest of cotton, tobacco, maize, sorghum, sunflower, legumes, citrus, tomatoes and other crops. It is highly polyphagous, the larvae prefer the buds, flowers and fruits, but may also damage the leaves.

For more details see the respective page in Wikipedia.

Synonyms:
Heliothis armigera
Heliothis obsoleta

Vernacular names
• Deutsch:	Baumwollkapselwurm
• English:	old world cotton bollworm African bollworm gram pod borer
• Español:	oruga del tomate
• Français:	noctuelle de la tomate ver rose du cotonnier

The literature database currently contains 985 publications for Helicoverpa armigera.
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