Native Budworm - Helicoverpa punctigera

Family Noctuidae

This page contains pictures and information about Native Budworms and Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Length 30mm

 

We sometimes found this caterpillar feeding on flower bud. We even found this caterpillar inside a strawberry.  

 

 

 

This Caterpillar has black dots and pattern of thin dark lines running along the body. Those lines are darker around the second and third segments. 

 

 

 

Picture taken in Alexandra Hill during early summer. The adult moth is brown in colour with wingspan about 40mm. 

 

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Last updated: May 01, 2005.