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 phloxiphaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species:
H. phloxiphaga
Binomial name
Heliothis phloxiphaga
Grote and Robinson, 1867
Synonyms
  • Heliothis interjacens Grote, 1880

Heliothis acesias and Heliothis australis were previously grouped with H. phloxiphaga.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Caterpillar pest on rise in Oregon". American Nurseryman. 208 (4): 10–10. 2008-08-15. ISSN 0003-0198 – via Business Source Complete.
  2. ^ 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.