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Helicoverpa armigera
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cotton bollworm, Corn earworm, African bollworm, Old World bollworm, Scarce bordered straw, Heliothis obsoleta
species of moth
Species
cotton bollworm
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyNoctuidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,108
- With media
- 311
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Collections
- GMNH, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NMV, MSU, USNM, CSIRO
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, South Africa, Indonesia
Research
2,378 papers- Diet-delivered RNAi in Helicoverpa armigera--Progresses and challenges.Journal of insect physiology · 2016
- Gossypol detoxification in the rumen and Helicoverpa armigera larvae: A review.Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2021
- Accurate identification of Helicoverpa armigera-Helicoverpa zea hybrids using genome admixture analysis: implications for genomic surveillance.Frontiers in insect science · 2024
- Helicoverpa armigera herbivory negatively impacts Aphis gossypii populations via inducible metabolic changes.Pest management science · 2022
- A perspective on management of Helicoverpa armigera: transgenic Bt cotton, IPM, and landscapes.Pest management science · 2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Helicoverpa
- Image
- Helicoverpa armigera (RPS 29-06-2025) gusano cogollero.png
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- Helicoverpa armigera
- taxon common name
- bomullsknölfly
- has host
- Schleichera oleosa
- main food source
- tomato
- short name
- H. armigera
- taxon author citation
- (Walker, 1857)
- taxon range
- New Zealand
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Encyclopedic overview
Helicoverpa armigera is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species. It should not be confused with the similarly named larva of the related species Helicoverpa zea.
Distribution
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