Helicoverpa armigera

Cotton bollworm
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Helicoverpa
Species:	H. armigera
Binomial name
	Helicoverpa armigera; (Hübner, [1808])
Synonyms
	Chloridea armigera Hübner, ; Chloridea obsoleta Duncan & Westwood, 1841; Helicoverpa commoni Hardwick, 1965; Helicoverpa obsoleta Auctorum, ; Heliothis armigera Hübner, 1805; Heliothis conferta Walker, 1857; Heliothis fusca Cockerell, 1889; Heliothis pulverosa Walker, 1857; Heliothis rama Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1972; Heliothis uniformis Wallengren, 1860; Noctua armigera Hübner, [1805]; Noctua barbara Fabricius, 1794;

Helicoverpa armigera is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species. It should not be confused with the similarly named larva of the related species Helicoverpa zea.

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