en Heliothis phloxiphaga

Heliothis phloxiphaga
Scientific 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 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

^ "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.

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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.

[:0-2] 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.

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