Cotton Bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera Hübner 1827

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Helicoverpa armigera (Cotton Bollworm) is a species of Lepidoptera in the family owlet moths. They visit flowers of Rosemary-leaved Willowherb, Skull Glad, tall tickseed, and Suisun Marsh aster.

EOL has data for 17 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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mutualistic with
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002442
- Definition: An interaction relationship between two organisms living together in more or less intimate association in a relationship in which both organisms benefit from each other
- Attribution: Arctic Lichen Ecology
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Coreopsis tripteris L. (tall tickseed)
pathogen of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002556
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Helicoverpa zea Boddie 1850 (Corn Earworm)
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Solanum lycopersicum L. (tomato)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Sri Lanka
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1227603
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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temperate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benth. (common coleus)
sensory system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001032
- Definition: Anatomical system that overlaps the nervous system and is responsible for receiving and processing sensory information.
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echolocation
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0050959
- Definition: the method used by some animals (e.g. bats, dolphins and some whales) to determine the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it. These animals emit sound waves and listen for the echo, calculating the distance to the object from the time lapse between sound emission and the echo returning.
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visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (English Lavendar)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Pelargonium inquinans (L.) L'Her. (scarlet geranium)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of cotton bollworm from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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cotton bollworm includes 2 children: