Helicoverpa is a genus of in the family Noctuidae first described by 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.]
Extant species
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Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1805) – cotton bollworm
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Helicoverpa assulta (Guenée, 1852)
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Helicoverpa atacamae Hardwick, 1965
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Helicoverpa fletcheri Hardwick, 1965
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Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (Dyar, 1921)
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Helicoverpa hardwicki Matthews, 1999
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Helicoverpa hawaiiensis Quaintance & Brues, 1905
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Helicoverpa helenae Hardwick, 1965
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Helicoverpa pallida Hardwick, 1965
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Helicoverpa prepodes Common, 1985
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Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860
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Helicoverpa titicacae Hardwick, 1965
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Helicoverpa toddi Hardwick, 1965
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Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850
Extinct species
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Confused moth ( Helicoverpa confusa)
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Minute noctuid moth ( Helicoverpa minuta)
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