Biology:Chloridea tergemina

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Short description: Species of moth

Chloridea tergemina
Pl.108-55-Heliothis tergemina (C. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874).JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothinae
Genus: Chloridea
Species:
C. tergemina
Binomial name
Chloridea tergemina
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)

Chloridea tergemina is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Brazil .

The larvae feed on various solanaceaeous plants.

The species was formerly a member of the genus Heliothis, but was moved to the reinstated genus Chloridea as a result of genetic and morphological research published in 2013.[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5706026 entry