Helicoverpa

Helicoverpa is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by in 1965. Some species are among the worst Lepidopteran agricultural pests in the world, and three species (H. armigera, H. zea, and H. punctigera) migrate long distances both with and without human transportation, mixing resistance alleles along the way.

Extant species

• Helicoverpa armigera <small>(Hübner, 1805)</small> – cotton bollworm
• Helicoverpa assulta <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
• Helicoverpa atacamae <small>Hardwick, 1965</small>
• Helicoverpa fletcheri <small>Hardwick, 1965</small>
• Helicoverpa gelotopoeon <small>(Dyar, 1921)</small>
• Helicoverpa hardwicki <small>Matthews, 1999</small>
• Helicoverpa hawaiiensis <small>Quaintance & Brues, 1905</small>
• Helicoverpa helenae <small>Hardwick, 1965</small>
• Helicoverpa pallida <small>Hardwick, 1965</small>
• Helicoverpa prepodes <small>Common, 1985</small>
• Helicoverpa punctigera <small>Wallengren, 1860</small>
• Helicoverpa titicacae <small>Hardwick, 1965</small>
• Helicoverpa toddi <small>Hardwick, 1965</small>
• Helicoverpa zea <small>Boddie, 1850</small>

Extinct species

• Confused moth (Helicoverpa confusa)
• Minute noctuid moth (Helicoverpa minuta)

References

External links

• Helicoverpa Diapause Induction and Emergence Tool