Helicoverpa_zea Helicoverpa_zea

Helicoverpa zea - Definition and Overview

Helicoverpa zea
Cotton Bollworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Metazoa
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Class:Insecta
Subclass:Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Endopterygota
Order:Lepidoptera
Suborder:Ditrysia
Family:Noctuidae
Genus:Helicoverpa
Species:zea
Binomial name
Helicoverpa zea
Boddie, 1850

The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest for cotton, where it is known as the cotton bollworm, corn, where it is known as the corn earworm, tomatoes, where it is the tomato fruitworm, and many other crops. The adult moth, pictured here is a pollinator. It is very cosmopolitan in what plants it will use as larval food.

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