Native Budworm at Holt, ACT
Identification history
| Helicoverpa punctigera | 13 Feb 2023 | donhe | ||
| Helicoverpa punctigera | 13 Feb 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Helicoverpa (genus) | 13 Feb 2023 | trevorpreston |
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2 comments
ibaird
wrote:
13 Feb 2023
Might need to split the sightings. Photo 2 may be better described as Helicoverpa genus or H. punctigera due to apparent whitish marking in the dark margin of the hindwing.
trevorpreston
wrote:
13 Feb 2023
It definitely the same moth in both photos, but the light is dodgy as I had to use a head torch.
Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2023 09:49 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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Insects Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Helicoverpa punctigera Scientific name
- Native Budworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1665.6m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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