Helicoverpa helenae
| Helicoverpa helenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Helicoverpa |
| Species: | H. helenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicoverpa helenae Hardwick, 1965 | |
Helicoverpa helenae is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by David F. Hardwick in 1965.[1] It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena.[1][2][3] The species may be a synonym of Helicoverpa insularis, though there are no contemporary specimens of H. insularis to thoroughly evaluate their potential synonymy.[3][4]
While it appears on a checklist for South Africa,[5] H. helenae appears to only have a recorded distribution on Saint Helena (H. insularis also occurs on Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha.[4]
References
- 1 2 Hardwick, David F. (1965). "The Corn Earworm Complex". The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 97 (S40): 5–247. doi:10.4039/entm9740fv.
- ↑ EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2014). "Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)". European Food Safety Authority Journal. 12 (10) 3833. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3833. PMC 13136961. PMID 42087968.
- 1 2 Karisch, T (2001). "Zur Schmetterlingsfauna von St. Helena - 1. Teil: Großschmetterlinge (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" [The Butterflies and Moths of St. Helena — Part 1: Large Butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera)] (PDF). Linzer biologische Beiträge (in German). 33 (1): 407–434.
- 1 2 "Helicoverpa insularis (Walker, 1875)". Afromoths.net. Belgian Biodiversity Platform. 2023.
- ↑ Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. Vol. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 – via Internet Archive.