genus

Helicoverpa

Helicoverpa

Field notes

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.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native Helicoverpa All

Native to the US, by observations.