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Noctuidae 932045.00 – 11068   Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)              Corn Earworm

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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Phalaena zea Boddie, 1850 • Helicoverpa armigera of authors not Hübner, 1808 • Bombyx obsoleta Fabricius, 1793 • Helicoverpa ochracea Cockerell, 1889 • Heliothis stombleri Okumura & Bauer, 1969 • Heliothis umbrosus Grote, 1862 Taxonomic Notes: Helicoverpa zea: Includes as a synonym Helicoverpa stombleri [11069].

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.28f; p. 290. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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