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Helicoverpa gelotopoeon

Synonyms: Helicoverpa giacomelli; Helicoverpa lizeri

Wikipedia Abstract

Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (commonly known as South American bollworm moth) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern South America, including Chile and Argentina. The larvae are considered a pest on cotton, corn, tobacco, soybean, flax and other crops.
View Wikipedia Record: Helicoverpa gelotopoeon

Prey / Diet

Gossypium herbaceum (Levant cotton)[1]
Linum mysorense (common flax)[1]
Nicotiana tabacum (cultivated tobacco)[1]
Solanum lycopersicum (Currant Tomato)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0