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

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: armigera of authors; not Hübner, 1808 (Helicoverpa) zea (Boddie, 1850) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 11068 obsoleta (Fabricius, 1793) (Bombyx) ochracea Cockerell, 1889 (Helicoverpa) stombleri (Okumura & Bauer, 1969) (Heliothis) - MONA 1983: [11069] umbrosus (Grote, 1862) (Heliothis) Taxonomic Notes: Helicoverpa zea: Includes as a synonym Helicoverpa stombleri [11069].

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) 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 iNaturalist Species page at Moths of North Dakota.

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