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Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Heliothinae (subfamily)/  Helicoverpa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Guenée, 1852)
Citation:Heliothis Assulta Gn.
Original genus:Heliothis
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1852b. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VI. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome II.
Journal:—
Volume:6
Issue:
Pagination:178–179
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33923645
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Helicoverpa assulta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Helicoverpa by D. F. Hardwick (1965: 120).

Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Lectotype ♂ MNHN Lectotype ♂, selected by P. Viette (1951a: 161), genitalia slide P. Viette 2732♂, MNHN French Polynesia [French Polynesia, Society Islands], "Ile de la Société: Tahiti", 1845, leg. Vesco. Viette P. 1951a. Sur quelques Noctuelles décrites par Guenée (1852–1854). page 178–179
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype ♂, genitalia slide 3759♂, NHMUK. French Polynesia [French Polynesia, Society Islands], "Ile de la Société: Tahiti", 1845, leg. Vesco. Viette P. 1951a. Sur quelques Noctuelles décrites par Guenée (1852–1854). page 178–179
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia (Society Islands), Guam, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti; Oriental: Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Palaearctic: China, Japan, Korea, E Russia.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Angola Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Burundi page RMCA
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Cabo Verde Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 63
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Cameroon Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Central African Republic Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Chad Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Congo Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 47
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Maniema Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 14
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Côte d'Ivoire Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Eritrea Berio E. 1939b. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea II. Eteroceri raccolti dal cap. Antonio Richini e famiglia nella zona di Adua. page 165 (as richinii)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Eswatini page TMSA
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Ethiopia Holland W. J. 1897a. List of the Lepidoptera Heterocera collected by A. Donaldson Smith. – In: A. Donaldson Smith, Through unknown African countries. The first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolf. page 414
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Gambia Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Ghana Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Kenya Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Liberia Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Malawi Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Mauritania Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 63
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Namibia Hacker H. H. 2004b. Nolidae and Noctuidae (excluding Catocalinae: Audeini and Tachosini) (Lepidoptera). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 287
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Nigeria Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Oman Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 559
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Senegal Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Seychelles Aldabra Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 83
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Seychelles Assomption Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 482
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Sierra Leone Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 124 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Mpumalanga Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Free State page TMSA
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Eastern Cape page TMSA
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Tanzania Strand E. 1912i. Über Lepidoptera aus Mkatta und Morogoro in Deutsch Ost-Afrika, nebst Beiträgen zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Taragama-Arten. page 72
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Uganda Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Yemen Socotra Hacker H. H. & Saldaitis A. 2010. Noctuidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) with notes on the fauna of the southern Arabian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 220
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Yemen Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Bischof A. 1999. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected by A. Bischof, H. Hacker and H.-P. Schreier in autumn 1996 and B. Müller in summer 1987. page 281
Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852) Zimbabwe Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 123 (as afra)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Helicoverpa afra Hardwick, 1965 Hardwick, 1965 species Synonym Helicoverpa afra
Helicoverpa richinii (Berio, 1939) (Berio, 1939) species Synonym Chloridea richinii
Helicoverpa separata (Walker, 1857) (Walker, 1857) species Synonym Heliothis separata
Helicoverpa succinea (Moore, 1881) (Moore, 1881) species Synonym Heliothis succinea
Helicoverpa temperata (Walker, 1857) (Walker, 1857) species Synonym Heliothis temperata