Tomato fruitworm (caterpillar)
Helicoverpa armigera conferta Walker
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Size range
- Length 30–40 mm
Distribution
- From the Tropics, almost worldwide
- Lowland areas of New Zealand
Life History
- Found in gardens and on farms
- Wide range of host plants. Pest of tomato, corn and other crops
- Pupates underground
- Medium–sized moth, wingspan 36 mm
