''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 first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965. Some species are among the worst Lepidopteran
agricultural pest
A pest is any animal or plant harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes. Humans have modified the environ ...
s 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
* ''
Helicoverpa armigera''
(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''
Hardwick, 1965
* ''
Helicoverpa fletcheri''
Hardwick, 1965
* ''
Helicoverpa gelotopoeon''
(Dyar, 1921)
* ''
Helicoverpa hardwicki''
Matthews, 1999
* ''
Helicoverpa hawaiiensis''
Quaintance & Brues, 1905
* ''
Helicoverpa helenae''
Hardwick, 1965
* ''
Helicoverpa pallida''
Hardwick, 1965
* ''
Helicoverpa prepodes''
Common, 1985
* ''
Helicoverpa punctigera
''Helicoverpa punctigera'', the native budworm, Australian bollworm or ''Chloridea marmada'', is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is native to Australia. ''H. punctigera'' are capable of long distance migration from their i ...
''
Wallengren, 1860
* ''
Helicoverpa titicacae''
* ''
Helicoverpa toddi''
Hardwick, 1965
* ''
Helicoverpa zea
''Helicoverpa zea, ''commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus ''Heliothis'') in the family Noctuidae. The larva of the moth ''Helicoverpa zea'' is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many ...
''
Boddie, 1850
Extinct species
*
Confused moth (''Helicoverpa confusa'')
*
Minute noctuid moth (''Helicoverpa minuta'')
References
External links
''Helicoverpa'' Diapause Induction and Emergence Tool*
Heliothinae
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
{{Heliothinae-stub