Moths of North Carolina
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408 NC Records

Helicoverpa zea (Boddie, 1850) - Corn Earworm Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932045.00 MONA Number: 11068.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; as Heliothis zea); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: This species occurs in croplands, wastelands, old fields, and other open, herbaceous habitats
Larval Host Plants: One of the major crop pests around the world. Larvae feed on a very wide range of herbaceous plants, belonging to many families (Wagner et al., 2011) - View
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See also Habitat Account for General Fields, Gardens, and Ruderal Habitats
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Helicoverpa zea - Corn Earworm Moth

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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-24
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephen Hall on 2023-10-19
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-10
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-10-06
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Ivanna Knox, Marietta Shattelroe and Avery Young on 2023-09-21
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-21
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan and Becky Elkin on 2023-09-14
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-04
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Terrell Tucker on 2023-08-31
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Terrell Tucker on 2023-08-31
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-31
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-29
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2023-08-29
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-23
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-23
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-08-08
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-08-04
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-07-24
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-07-21
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-17
Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Andrew W. Jones on 2023-07-17
Polk Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2023-05-10
Wake Co.
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