Species Details

ABH: 73.076

BF: 2400

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Heliothinae

Taxon: Helicoverpa armigera

Authority: (Hübner, [1808])

Vernacular: Scarce Bordered Straw

Account: A moderately frequent immigrant from southern Europe, north to Shetland The main confusion species are Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera, which has forewing with a distinctive marginal dot above the tornus, and with reniform stigma usually joined to the costa by a dark triangular wedge, and Eastern Bordered Straw Heliothis nubigera, which has forewing more mottled, subterminal band more indented, and pronounced marginal dots (MBGBI Vol 10). Larva polyphagous, most likely to be found in Britain on imported fruit and cut flowers, but in its native range can be of commerical importance damaging crops such as Tomato and Maize.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 30 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 31 Jul (2006) — 30 Oct (2006)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Dendranthema sp., Lycopersicon esculentum.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/helicoverpa-armigera/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 91

Individuals: 63

Earliest Year: 1901

Latest Year: 2024

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