Helicoverpa punctigera
Helicoverpa punctigera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Helicoverpa |
Species: | H. punctigera |
Binomial name | |
Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860 | |
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Helicoverpa punctigera, the native budworm or Australian bollworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is found in Australia.
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.
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