Biology:Heliocheilus paradoxus

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Short description: Species of moth

Paradoxical grass moth
Heliocheilus paradoxus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliocheilus
Species:
H. paradoxus
Binomial name
Heliocheilus paradoxus
Grote, 1865
Synonyms
  • Heliocheilus hyperfusca Strand, 1916
  • Heliothis paradoxus

Heliocheilus paradoxus, the paradoxical grass moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found from Ontario and British Columbia, south to at least California , Arizona, Texas and Florida.

The wingspan is 24–26 mm.

References

  1. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.33f; p. 291, 27 May 2009, ISBN:978-0520251977

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5705602 entry