''Helicoverpa'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

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.

Extant species

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Helicoverpa armigera ''Helicoverpa armigera'' is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). The larvae f ...

'' (Hübner, 1805) - cotton bollworm * ''

Helicoverpa assulta ''Helicoverpa assulta'', the oriental tobacco budworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ''H. assulta'' adults are migratory and are found all over the Old World Tropics including Asia, Africa, and Australia. This species has a brown coloured ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) * ''

Helicoverpa atacamae ''Helicoverpa atacamae'', the Chilean corn earworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in t ...

'' Hardwick, 1965 * ''

Helicoverpa fletcheri ''Helicoverpa fletcheri'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae that is found in Africa, including Sudan. It is considered a minor pest on ''Sesamum indicum Sesame ( or ; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a flowering plant in the genus ''Sesamu ...

'' Hardwick, 1965 * ''

Helicoverpa gelotopoeon ''Helicoverpa gelotopoeon'', the South American bollworm moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern South America, including Chile and Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, Repúbli ...

'' (Dyar, 1921) * ''

Helicoverpa hardwicki ''Helicoverpa hardwicki'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Larvae have been reared on ''Crotalaria crispata'' and ''Rhyncosia minima''. External links Australian Faunal ...

'' Matthews, 1999 * ''

Helicoverpa hawaiiensis ''Helicoverpa hawaiiensis'', the Hawaiian bud moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Altus Lacy Quaintance and Charles Thomas Brues in 1905. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Kauai, Oahu, Molo ...

'' Quaintance & Brues, 1905 * ''

Helicoverpa helenae ''Helicoverpa helenae'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965. It is found in Africa, including South Africa and Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in th ...

'' Hardwick, 1965 * ''

Helicoverpa pallida ''Helicoverpa pallida'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the ...

'' Hardwick, 1965 * ''

Helicoverpa prepodes ''Helicoverpa prepodes'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae that is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Austra ...

'' Common, 1985 * '' Helicoverpa punctigera'' Wallengren, 1860 * ''

Helicoverpa titicacae ''Helicoverpa titicacae'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the ...

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Helicoverpa toddi ''Helicoverpa toddi'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965. It is found in central and southern Africa, including South Africa and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officia ...

'' Hardwick, 1965 * '' Helicoverpa zea'' Boddie, 1850

Extinct species

Confused moth The confused moth (''Helicoverpa confusa'') is an extinct species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about fr ...

(''Helicoverpa confusa'') *

Minute noctuid moth The minute noctuid moth (''Helicoverpa minuta'') was a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several ...

(''Helicoverpa minuta'')

References

External links

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