Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Helicoverpa hawaiiensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Helicoverpa Rank Species | |
Similar Helicoverpa atacamae, Helicoverpa gelotopoeon, Helicoverpa assulta, Helicoverpa punctigera, Heliothinae | ||
Helicoverpa hawaiiensis, the Hawaiian bud moth, is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known from Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai, Hawaii, Nihoa and Necker Island.
Recorded foodplants include Gnaphalium and Sida species.
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