Helicoverpa atacamae is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, from central Peru to central Chile, and is abundant in the Atacama Desert. Adults are in flight between August and April.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Helicoverpa |
| Species: | H. atacamae
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| Helicoverpa atacamae Hardwick, 1965
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References edit
- ^ Koch, C. Klein; Waterhouse, D.F. (2000). The Distribution and Importance of Arthropods Associated with Agriculture and Forestry in Chile (Distribución e Importancia de los Artrópodos Asociados a la Agricultura y Silvicultura en Chile). ACIAR Monograph No. 68. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. p. 226. ISBN 0642449759. OCLC 123508856.
- ^ Hardwick, David F. (1965). "The Corn Earworm Complex". Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada (40). Entomological Society of Canada: 81–83. OCLC 691624001.
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