Te nokehua tōmato
Tomato fruitworm moth
Helicoverpa armigera conferta
Walker
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Noctuidae
Te Rahi
- He pūrēhua āhua rahi, e 36 mm te whānui mai i te pito o tētahi parirau ki tētahi.
Size range
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 36 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.
Life history
- Found in gardens and on farms
- Wide range of host plants. Pest of tomato, corn and other crops
- Pupates underground