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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Helicoverpa armigera
Helicoverpa armigera(Hübner, [1808])
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Heliothinae
  3. Helicoverpa
  4.  armigera
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TL: [Europe]

Habitat

  • Xerophilous hillsides
  • Xerophilous steppes

MU
FU

30-40 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàBarrinador del tomàquet
    ČeskyČernopáska bavlníková
    DanskKriger træk-ugle
    DeutschBaumwoll-Kapseleule
    DeutschBaumwoll-Sonneneule
    DeutschReseda-Blüteneule
    Eesti keelPuuvillaöölane
    EnglishCotton bollworm
    EnglishScarce Bordered Sallow
    EnglishScarce Bordered Straw
    EspañolGusano cogollero
    FrançaisArmigère
    ItalianoElicoverpa
    LietuviųGelsvapilkis saulinukas
    MagyarGyapottok bagolylepke
    NederlandsKatoendaguil
    PolskiSłonecznica orężówka
    SlovenčinaSivkavec konopný
    SrpskiКукурузна совица
    SuomeksiHukkavaellusyökkönen
    SvenskaBrunaktigt knölfly
    TürkçeYeşil kurt
    РусскийСовка резедовая щетинконогая
    РусскийСовка хлопковая
    УкраїнськаСовка бавовникова
    ҚазақшаМақта көбелегі
    ไทยผีเสื้อหนอนเจาะสมอฝ้าย
    ქართულიბამბის ხვატარი
    中文棉铃夜蛾
    日本語オオタバコガ
    한국어왕담배나방
    ייִדישתנשמית האביב
    العربيةدودة اللوز القطنية
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaranthaceaeSalsola vermiculataMediterranean saltwort
    AnacardiaceaePistacia veraPistachio
    AsparagaceaeDipcadi serotinum
    AsteraceaeArtemisia caerulescens
    AsteraceaeArtemisia campestrisField Wormwood
    AsteraceaeChrysanthemumMarigold
    AsteraceaeCosmos bipinnatusGarden cosmos
    AsteraceaeDittrichia viscosaFalse yellowhead
    AsteraceaeGerbera jamesoniiBarberton daisy
    AsteraceaeHelianthus annuusCommon sunflower
    AsteraceaeInulaElecampane
    AsteraceaeLactuca sativaLettuce
    AsteraceaeSantolina chamaecyparissusCotton Lavender
    BrassicaceaeBrassicaCabbage
    CaryophyllaceaeDianthus caryophyllusCarnation
    CaryophyllaceaeSileneCatchfly
    ChenopodiaceaeSalsola kaliSaltwort
    CucurbitaceaeCucumis sativusCucumber
    FabaceaeArachis hypogaeaPeanut
    FabaceaeGlycine maxSoybean
    FabaceaeLotus creticus
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaeUlexGorse
    GeraniaceaePelargonium zonale
    LamiaceaeClinopodium nepetaLesser calamint
    LamiaceaeRosmarinus officinalisRosemary
    LamiaceaeThymus carnosus
    MalvaceaeGossypiumCotton
    MalvaceaeMalva parvifloraCheeseweed
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PlumbaginaceaeMisopates orontiumWeasel's snout
    PoaceaeSorghum bicolorDurra
    PoaceaeZea maysMaize
    ResedaceaeResedaMignonette
    RosaceaeRosaWild Rose
    SolanaceaeCapsicum annuum
    SolanaceaeNicotiana glaucaTree tobacco
    SolanaceaeNicotiana rustica
    SolanaceaeNicotiana tabacumTabaco
    SolanaceaeSolanum lycopersicumTomato
    SolanaceaeSolanum nigrumEuropean Black Nightshade
    SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosumPotato
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Heliothis armigeraHübner, 1808
    Noctua armigeraHübner, 1808
    Heliothis confertaWalker, 1857
    Heliothis pulverosaWalker, 1857
    Heliothis uniformisWallengren, 1860
    Heliothis fuscaCockerell, 1889
    Helicoverpa commoniHardwick, 1965
    Heliothis ramaBhattacherjee & Gupta, 1972
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajItaly, Busnago

Adult, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wróblowice

Adult, upperside.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Рибне

Adult, underside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Pieniny

Adult.

Marcin PanakPoland, Skierniewice

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialJan van HoltenPoland

Larva.

Maciej MatrajHungary, Hajmáskér

Larva, green form.

Bea BauerHungary

Larva.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Larva.

Vicente SantamaríaSpain, Hormaza

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava
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