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Family Noctuidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Tobacco Budworms and Moths that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. They are also known as Corn Ear Worm, Tomato Grub,
or Cotton Bollworm.
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 - Wingspan 40mm
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- Both the caterpillars and moths of this species look very similar to the Native Budworm.
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 - Caterpillar grows up to 40mm
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- The caterpillar is pale green in colour when young. It becomes brown with
thin lines and black dots along the body when grows up. They feed on
different kinds of garden flowers and food crops, as their many common names
implies. They are considered as pest worldwide.
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- The moth is pale brown with brown line patterns. There is the brown spot
at the centre of each forewing.
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- On the vegetable (Beans) we brought, we found a small green caterpillar. We feed it with vegetables
and a week later it turn into a pupa.
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- Two weeks late it turn into the moth,
as shown in the above pictures.
- Reference:
- 1. Helicoverpa
armigera - Caterpillars
of Australian, by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2007.
- 2. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, Fig 50.8.
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