Helicoverpa zea

Corn Earworm Moth

As recorded: Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae

Collected by: G. D. Butler
Date: September 1, 1961
Record type: Preserved specimen

44 Bishop specimens of Helicoverpa zea · collected 1919–1984Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1961, G. D. Butler also collected 24+ other specimens.

Helicoverpa zea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,575 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Clock Tower, Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61201, USA

(c) Emma Linde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29

Port Williams, NS B0P 1T0, Canada

(c) Nancy Nickerson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

SR-264, Ferdinand, IN, US

(c) Audrey Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2026-10-27

Athens, OH 45701, USA

(c) malebrune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Athens, OH 45701, USA

(c) malebrune, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

E Warrenville Rd, Naperville, IL, US

(c) James Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Helicoverpa zea. BPBM 35903. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37143437. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/35903.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37143437 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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