Helicoverpa is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965. Some species are among the worst Lepidopteran agricultural pests in the world, and three species (H. armigera, H. zea, and H. punctigera) migrate long distances both with and without human transportation, mixing resistance alleles along the way.[1]

Helicoverpa
Helicoverpa armigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothinae
Genus: Helicoverpa
Hardwick, 1965

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  1. ^ Jones, Christopher M.; Parry, Hazel; Tay, Wee Tek; Reynolds, Don R.; Chapman, Jason W. (2019-01-07). "Movement Ecology of Pest Helicoverpa: Implications for Ongoing Spread". Annual Review of Entomology. 64 (1). Annual Reviews: 277–295. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-011118-111959. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 30296859. S2CID 52944198.

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