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Noctuidae
932045 – 11068   Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)
             Corn Earworm

© Charles Melton
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Synonymy:
  • zea Boddie 1850 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 11068
  • armigera of authors not Hübner 1808 (Helicoverpa)
  • obsoleta Fabricius 1793 (Bombyx)
  • ochracea Cockerell 1889 (Helicoverpa)
  • stombleri Okumura & Bauer 1969 (Heliothis)
  • umbrosus Grote 1862 (Heliothis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Helicoverpa zea: Includes as a synonym Helicoverpa stombleri [11069].
    References
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Lynette Schimming
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Bob Patterson
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Machele White
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Lisa Ames
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Bob Moul
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Natalie McNair
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Arlene Ripley
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Bob Moul
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Dave Beaudette
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Ken Childs
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Gary Anweiler
    Helicoverpa zea
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Helicoverpa zea
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Helicoverpa zea
    © Carroll Rudy


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