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title: "Corn Earworm Moth"
description: "Helicoverpa zea — Insetos e aranhas. Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/corn-earworm-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Corn Earworm Moth

> Helicoverpa zea — Insetos e aranhas. Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Helicoverpa zea*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 25432
- Wikidata: [Q811649](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q811649)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118492](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118492)

## Names

- en: Corn Earworm Moth
- de: Baumwollkapselbohrer
- es: Polilla y Gusano elotero

## Countries with the most observations

US (13916), CA (799), MX (166), BR (38), AR (20), HN (7)

## Summary

Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae. The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many different plants) during the larval stage, the species has been given many different common names, including the cotton bollworm and the tomato fruitworm. It also consumes a wide variety of other crops.
The species is widely distributed across the Americas with the exception of northern Canada and Alaska. It has become resistant to many pesticides, but can be controlled with integrated…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicoverpa_zea

## Photo

![Corn Earworm Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/corn-earworm-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mallory F · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187167392

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/corn-earworm-moth?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).