Helicoverpa

Helicoverpa
Helicoverpa armigera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Heliothinae
Genus:	Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1965

Helicoverpa is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965.[1][2] 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.[3]

Extant species

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

Extinct species

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

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Helicoverpa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. Savela, Markku. "Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1965". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
3. Jones, Christopher M.; Parry, Hazel; Tay, Wee Tek; Reynolds, Don R.; Chapman, Jason W. (2019-01-07). "Movement ecology of pest Helicoverpa: implications for ongoing spread". Annual Review of Entomology. 64 (1): 277–295. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-011118-111959. PMID 30296859. S2CID 52944198.

External links

• Helicoverpa Diapause Induction and Emergence Tool