Helicoverpa gelotopoeon | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Helicoverpa |
Species: | H. gelotopoeon
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Binomial name | |
Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (Dyar, 1921)
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Helicoverpa gelotopoeon, the South American bollworm moth,[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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.