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Te nokehua tōmato

Tomato fruitworm moth

Helicoverpa armigera conferta Walker
[Helicoverpa armigera conferta]. Image: aalbertrebergen / CC-BY-NC

Helicoverpa armigera conferta. Image: aalbertrebergen / CC-BY-NC

Pūtoi
Order
Lepidoptera
Whānau
Family
Noctuidae
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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