Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Helicoverpa zea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Helicoverpa Species: zea The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest for cotton, where it is known as the cotton bollworm, corn, where it is known as the corn earworm, tomatoes, where it is the tomato fruitworm, and many other crops. The adult moth, pictured here is a pollinator. It is very cosmopolitan in what plants it will use as larval food. External link: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_IN302 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.