Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 2:05 p.m.
A regular and rare immigrant in Belgium. Most observations are in the north of the country and numbers can vary from year to year.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Heliothinae > Genus: Helicoverpa > Species: Helicoverpa armigera
- Vernacular names
- Katoendaguil (NL), Scarce Bordered Sallow (EN), L'Armigère (FR), Baumwoll-Kapseleule, Baumwoll-Sonneneule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 14.
- Status
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Migrant
A regular and rare immigrant.
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 30–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
They can become a pest as a larva. This species is not be able to overwinter.
The adults are active during the day and also at night. They come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from April till December, but recorded mostly in the autumn.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- Host plant (genera):
- Geranium
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants and Cultivated crops
The larva lives on a variety of herbaceous and cultivated plants like Solanum (tomato), Lycopersicon esculentum or Pelargonium.
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