Biology:Heliothis acesias

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Short description: Species of moth

Heliothis acesias
Pl.108-42-Heliothis acesias.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species:
H. acesias
Binomial name
Heliothis acesias
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1872
Synonyms
  • Heliothis luteitinctus Grote 1875

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]

It was previously considered to be Heliothis phloxiphaga. H. acesias has yellower and broader fore-wings than H. phloxiphaga.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3129785 entry