![[Helicoverpa armigera conferta] caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz](/assets/Helicoverpa_armigera_conferta_caterpillar_Bendle__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Helicoverpa armigera conferta caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Noctuidae
Te Rahi
- 30–40 mm pea te roa.
Size range
- Length 30–40 mm
Te Tītaringa
- Nō ngā Takiwā Pārūrū, engari kua tae ki ngā tōpito maha o te ao.
- Kei ngā whenua hakahaka o Aotearoa.
Distribution
- From the Tropics, almost worldwide
- Lowland areas of New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea ai i ngā māra me ngā pāmu.
- Noho ai ki ngā momo tipu huhua tonu. He whakararu tāna i te tōmato, i te kānga me ētahi atu kai.
- Ka huri hei ngeti i te kōpū o te whenua.
- He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 36 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Life history
- Found in gardens and on farms
- Wide range of host plants. Pest of tomato, corn and other crops
- Pupates underground
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 36 mm
![[Helicoverpa armigera conferta] caterpillar. Image: Phil Bendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz Image](/assets/Helicoverpa_armigera_conferta_caterpillar_Bendle__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![[Helicoverpa armigera conferta] caterpillar eating tomato. Image: heni / CC-BY-NC-SA Image](/assets/Helicoverpa_armigera_conferta_caterpillar_heni__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![[Helicoverpa armigera conferta]. Image: aalbertrebergen / CC-BY-NC Image](/assets/Helicoverpa_armigera_conferta_aalbertrebergen__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)