Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, [1808])
(Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm)

Interactions where Helicoverpa armigera is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Report of a Pest Risk Analysis: Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808), Lammers, J.W. & Macleod, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Helicoverpa armigera/Helicoverpa armigerascarce bordered straw, corn earworm, Old World (African) or cotton bollwormlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plants
larva larva feeds on [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Report of a Pest Risk Analysis: Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808), Lammers, J.W. & Macleod, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Helicoverpa armigera/Helicoverpa armigerascarce bordered straw, corn earworm, Old World (African) or cotton bollwormlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees

Interactions where Helicoverpa armigera is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pales pavida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pales pavida/Pales pavidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Helicoverpa armigera/Helicoverpa armigerascarce bordered straw, corn earworm, Old World (African) or cotton bollwormlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Lammers, J.W. & Macleod, A., 2007Report of a Pest Risk Analysis: Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)PRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.

Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm)
SubfamilyHELIOTHINAE (pease blossom and bordered moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Lammers, J.W. & Macleod, A. 2007 Report of a Pest Risk Analysis: Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) PRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.

Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw, Corn Earworm, Old World (African) or Cotton Bollworm):

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