Heliothis acesias is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from north-eastern Nevada and southern Idaho, northward to southern Alberta, then eastward to southern and eastern Ontario. Adults are on from June to September.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Heliothis |
Species: | H. acesias
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Binomial name | |
Heliothis acesias Felder & Rogenhofer, 1872
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Synonyms | |
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It was previously considered to be Heliothis phloxiphaga. H. acesias has yellower and broader fore-wings than H. phloxiphaga.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.