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Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Heliothinae (subfamily)/  Helicoverpa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hübner, 1808)
Citation:Noctua armigera
Original genus:Noctua
Publication:Hübner J. 1796–1838. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge.
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Volume:
Issue:
Pagination:Noctuidae 2; pl. 79, fig. 370
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28070194
Name(English):American bollworm
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Helicoverpa armigera (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Helicoverpa by D. F. Hardwick (1965: 91).

Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) unknown Destroyed. [Europe].
Distribution note:

Migrant. Australasian: Australia, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea; Nearctic: U.S.A.; Neotropical: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela; Oriental: India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sumatra), Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Egypt (Sinai), Europe (migrant), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Russia, Sikkim, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Algeria Hoggar and Tassili Speidel W. & Hassler M. 1989. Die Schmetterlingsfauna der südlichen algerischen Sahara und ihrer Hochgebirge Hoggar und Tassili n'Ajjer (Lepidoptera). page 105
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Angola Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Benin Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Botswana Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 95
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Boavista Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 88
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Sal Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 22 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Brava Aurivillius C. 1910a. Tres Lepidopteros novos da Africa Portuguesa. page 497
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Fogo Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Santiago Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cabo Verde Maio Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 88
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cameroon Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 99
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Chad Tibesti Herbulot C. & Viette P. 1952. Mission de l'Office National Antiacridien au Tibesti-Tchad (1949). Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 88 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Berio E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). page 82 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa page RMCA
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 46
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the South Kivu Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 281 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 401 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Côte d'Ivoire Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Eritrea Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 50 (as zea)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Eswatini page TMSA
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Ethiopia Oberthür C. 1880. Spedizione italiana nell'Africa equatoriale. Risultati zoologice. I Lepidotteri. page 180
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Gambia page R. Goff
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Ghana Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 99
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Kenya Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 587
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Lesotho Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Malawi Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Mauritania Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. page 20
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Mauritius Rodrigues Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 270
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 401 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) 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 armigera (Hübner, 1808) Niger Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920. page 159 (as zea)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 198
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 170
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Rwanda Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 270
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension Robinson G. S. & Kirke C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. page 126
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé page E. Klimsa
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1980a. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae. – In: Wittmer & Büttiker (eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2. page 217
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Senegal Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Providence Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 270
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Assomption Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 6
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Aldabra Guillermet C. 2006a. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 2. Noctuidae trifides, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Uraniidae. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Cosmoledo Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 136
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J., Matyot P. & Saaristo M. 1997. Silhouette species list. page 23
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Coëtivy Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 270
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 136
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Seychelles Menai Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 136
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Somalia Druce H. 1900. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Peel, C. V. A., On a collection of insects and arachnids made in 1895 and 1897 by Mr. C. V. A. Peel, F. Z. S., in Somaliland with descriptions of new species. page 18
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa North-West page TMSA
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 296
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Western Cape Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Walker F. 1857b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XI.– Noctuidae. page 684
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Mpumalanga Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Northern Cape page TMSA
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Free State Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) South Sudan Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 99
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sudan Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 12 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Tanzania Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 41
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 105 (as zea)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) United Arab Emirates Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 7
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 377
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Yemen Butler A. G. 1885d. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. page 496
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Yemen Socotra Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 86
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 401 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zimbabwe Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 98
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 25). Feeding on the seeds inside the cotton bolls (see A. D. Peacock 1913: 198); on the buds, the flowers and seed-capsules or fruits, in some cases also on the leaves and stems (see A. L. H. Townsend 1944: 24, J. S. Taylor 1946: 47).

Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Abelmoschus esculentus Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Abutilon pannosum Malvaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Antirrhinum sp. Plantaginaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Antirrhinum sp. Plantaginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Aspalathus linearis Fabaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 299
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Bidens pilosa Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Blainvillea gayana Asteraceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 333
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 132
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cajanus indicus Fabaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 54
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Calotropis procera Apocynaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Canna sp. Cannaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cassia laevigata Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Chrysanthemum sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cicer arietinum Fabaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 132
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cicer arietinum Fabaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 55
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cicer sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Citrus sp. Rutaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 450
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Citrus sp. Rutaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cleome sp. Capparidaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Clinopodium sp. Lamiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as Calamintha)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Crotalaria juncea Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Dahlia sp. Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Dianthus caryophyllus Caryophyllaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Dianthus sp. Caryophyllaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Dolichos lablab Fabaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 54
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Eleusine coracana Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Eucalyptus torreliana Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Gaillardia sp. Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Geranium sp. Geraniaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 209
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Helianthus annuus Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Helianthus annuus Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Hibiscus cannabinus Malvaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Hibiscus cannabinus Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Indigofera tinctoria Fabaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Ipomoea pes-caprae Convolvulaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Justicia sp. Acanthaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Lablab purpureus Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Lactuca sativa Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Lathyrus sativus Fabaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 54
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Leucadendron lanigerum Proteaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Leucas martinicensis Lamiaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Lycopersicon esculentum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Malus domestica Rosaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 351
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 575
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Nicotiana glauca Solanaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Nicotiana sp. Solanaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pelargonium cucullatum Geraniaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pelargonium sp. Geraniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pennisetum sp. Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Penstemon sp. Plantaginaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pentzia incana Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 80
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Phaseolus acutifolius Fabaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 55
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Phaseolus mungo Fabaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 55
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 21
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Physalis peruviana Solanaceae Hardwick D. F. 1965. The corn earworm complex. page 54
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pisum sativum Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pisum sativum Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Populus sp. Salicaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 209
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Prunus armeniaca Rosaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Prunus domestica Rosaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Prunus persica Rosaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Punica granatum Punicaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 379
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Pyrus sp. Rosaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Reseda sp. Resedaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Rosa sp. Rosaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 209
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Rosa sp. Rosaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Rosa sp. Rosaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae Cameroon Schultze A. 1914. Zur Kenntnis der ersten Stände von einigen west- und zentralafrikanischen Heteroceren. page 130
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sida rhombifolia Malvaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Schmutterer H., Pires A. & Klein-Koch C. 1978. Zur Schädlingsfauna der Kapverdischen Inseln. page 333
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Solanum melongena Solanaceae Ghana Frempong E. & Buahin G. K. A. 1977. Studies on the insect pests of egg plant, Solanum melongena L., in Ghana. page 629
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sonchus oleraceus Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sorghum sp. Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Sorghum sp. Poaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Tagetes minuta Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Trichodesma africanum Boraginaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Undefined polyphagous Undefined South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 80
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Vaccinium sp. Ericaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 440
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Verbena sp. Verbenaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Vigna unguiculata Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Vitis vinifera Vitaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 421
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zea mays Poaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zea mays Poaceae Mück O., Passos de Carvalho J., van Harten A. & Traub B. 1990. Los [sic] lepidópteros nocivos em Cabo Verde. page 21
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zea mays Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187 (as obsoleta)
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zea mays Poaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Zinnia sp. Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
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Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Chelonus curvimaculatus Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 292
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Cotesia decaryi Braconidae Madagascar Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 136
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Distatrix belliger Braconidae Mauritius Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 141
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Distatrix belliger Braconidae Réunion Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 141
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Distatrix belliger Braconidae Madagascar Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 141
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Drino laxa Diptera: Tachinidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 292
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Eumenes maxillosus Eumenidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Meteorus laphygmarum Braconidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Meteorus laphygmarum Braconidae Mauritius Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 107
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Paradrino halli Diptera: Tachinidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 292
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Telenomus ullyetti Scelionidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 292
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Trichogramma sp. Trichogrammatidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Trichogrammatoidea lutea Trichogrammatidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 292
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Xanthopimpla stemmator Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 50
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Helicoverpa barbara (Fabricius, 1794) (Fabricius, 1794) species Misapplied Noctua barbara
Helicoverpa commoni Hardwick, 1965 Hardwick, 1965 species Synonym Helicoverpa commoni
Helicoverpa conferta (Walker, 1857) (Walker, 1857) species Synonym Heliothis conferta
Helicoverpa obsoleta (sensu auct. nec Fabricius, 1793) (sensu auct. nec Fabricius, 1793) species Synonym Bombyx obsoleta
Helicoverpa pulverosa (Walker, 1857) (Walker, 1857) species Synonym Heliothis pulverosa
Helicoverpa rama (Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1972) (Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1972) species Synonym Heliothis rama
Helicoverpa uniformis (Wallengren, 1860) (Wallengren, 1860) species Synonym Heliothis uniformis
Helicoverpa zea (sensu auct. nec Boddie, 1850) (sensu auct. nec Boddie, 1850) species Synonym Phalaena zea