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 489 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: jodisweere
Region: Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
Observation date: Sep 19, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2019
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2019
Observation date: Sep 13, 2019
Submitted by: pnesterenko
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
Observation date: Sep 04, 2019
Submitted by: WirelessMike
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 04, 2019
Submitted by: montejosh
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2019
Observation date: May 06, 2018
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 04, 2019
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2019
Observation date: Aug 29, 2019
Submitted by: GLG
Region: Walton County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2019
Observation date: Oct 06, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2019
Observation date: Jul 23, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Aug 04, 2019
Submitted by: dmkidwell
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 04, 2019
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 11, 2019
Observation date: Jul 05, 2019
Submitted by: Lissa Marie
Region: McLean County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2019
Observation date: Aug 08, 2017
Submitted by: billd
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 04, 2019
Observation date: Oct 16, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 09, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: hullyjr
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 20, 2018
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 05, 2019
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 24, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2015
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Feb 04, 2019
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Often confused with HeliOcoverpa, a misspelling.