Heliothis phloxiphaga
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Heliothis |
Species: | H. phloxiphaga
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Binomial name | |
Heliothis phloxiphaga Grote and Robinson, 1867
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Heliothis phloxiphaga is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada. It feeds on a variety of plants, and the caterpillars are considered pests to certain trees, including Ulmus, Malus, and Prunus.[1] Adults are on-wing during the summer.[2]
Heliothis acesias and Heliothis australis were previously grouped with H. phloxiphaga.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Caterpillar pest on rise in Oregon". American Nurseryman. 208 (4): 10–10. 2008-08-15. ISSN 0003-0198 – via Business Source Complete.
- ^ a b Hardwick, David F. (1994). "A Review Of The Phloxiphaga Group Of The genus Heliothis (Noctuidae: Heliothentinae*)With Description Of A New Species" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 48 (2): 106–110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.