Helicoverpa
Sign in to saveHelicoverpa is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965. Some species are among the worst Lepidopteran agricultural pests in the world, and three species (H. armigera, H. zea, and H. punctigera) migrate long distances both with and without human transportation, mixing resistance alleles along the way.
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Helicoverpa is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965. Some species are among the worst Lepidopteran agricultural pests in the world, and three species (H. armigera, H. zea, and H. punctigera) migrate long distances both with and without human transportation, mixing resistance alleles along the way.
==Extant species== Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805) – cotton bollworm Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Helicoverpa atacamae Hardwick, 1965 Helicoverpa fletcheri Hardwick, 1965 Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (Dyar, 1921) Helicoverpa hardwicki Matthews, 1999 Helicoverpa hawaiiensis Quaintance & Brues, 1905 Helicoverpa helenae Hardwick, 1965 Helicoverpa pallida Hardwick, 1965 Helicoverpa prepodes Common, 1985 Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860 Helicoverpa titicacae Hardwick, 1965 Helicoverpa toddi Hardwick, 1965 Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850