''Helicoverpa helenae'' is a species 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 ...

of 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. It is found in Africa, including

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

and

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

External links

* *Karisch, T. (June 29, 2001)
"Zur Schmetterlingsfauna von St. Helena 1. Teil: Großschmetterlinge (Insecta: Lepidoptera)"
''Linzer Biologische Beitraege''. 33 (1): 407-434. H Moths of Africa {{Heliothinae-stub