Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing yellowish tan with variable reddish brown, olive green, or gray markings and shading. Reniform spot usually filled with dark gray. Hindwing whitish with dark gray veins and border, with surrounds whitish patch at midpoint of outermargin.
Wing Span: 3.2-4.5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May - December, several broods.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva (Corn Earworm or Bollworm or Tomato Fruitworm) is a pest of corn, cotton, tomato, and tobacco. The caterpillar feeds on the outer end of the ear beneath the husk.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Widespread.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Alternate Scientific Names:
Heliocoverpa zea
Heliothis zea
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 531 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2020
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2020
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Jan 30, 2020
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: DebraRade
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 18, 2020
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 16, 2020
Observation date: Oct 01, 2019
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 06, 2020
Observation date: Sep 21, 2019
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Dec 30, 2019
Observation date: Oct 08, 2014
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 25, 2019
Observation date: Oct 25, 2019
Submitted by: M_S_R
Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 24, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 19, 2019
Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 19, 2019
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: CluelessMoose
Region: Green County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 14, 2019
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: CluelessMoose
Region: Green County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 14, 2019
Observation date: Oct 30, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2019
Observation date: Oct 11, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 09, 2006
Submitted by: marycurry
Region: Coryell County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 25, 2019
Observation date: Oct 04, 2019
Submitted by: CluelessMoose
Region: Green County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 25, 2019
Observation date: Oct 20, 2019
Submitted by: Littlewing
Region: Crawford County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 24, 2019
Observation date: Oct 01, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2019
Observation date: Oct 01, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 16, 2019
Observation date: Oct 14, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2019
Observation date: Oct 14, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2019
Observation date: Oct 13, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Crowley
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 14, 2019
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Often confused with HeliOcoverpa, a misspelling.