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Old World Bollworm - Helicoverpa armigera

Agricultural Pest
Non-native Species
Not Documented

Global Rank: GNR
State Rank: SNA
(see State Rank Reason below)


Agency Status
USFWS:
USFS:
BLM:


 




State Rank Reason (see State Rank above)
Traps set, not yet detected.
 
General Description
Shropshire and Tallamy (2025) provide a list, with synonymies, of 13,055 described native, exotic, and occasional straying Lepidoptera species of North America, north of Mexico; known but undescribed taxa, taxa with unresolved taxonomy, and excluded species are also included. The main manuscript includes links to supplementary materials, including a reference list for Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, and a filterable spreadsheet with information on taxonomy, synonymy, size ranges of species, distribution by state, province, and country with references, and host-plant Family and Genus associations with references.

Range Comments
Shropshire and Tallamy (2025) provide link to a supplemental filterable spreadsheet with information on distribution by state, province, and country with references for all Lepidoptera species of North America, north of Mexico.

Management
For information and resources on plant pests and diseases see the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Plant Pests and Diseases Profiles

Useful Links:
Central and Eastern Montana Invasive Species Team
Montana Invasive Species website
Aquatic Invasive Species


References
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Citation for data on this website:
Old World Bollworm — Helicoverpa armigera.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from