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thumb|Heliothis virescens|Chloridea virescens larva Heliothinae is a small, cosmopolitan subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae, with about 400 described species worldwide. It includes a number of economically significant agricultural pest species, such as Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa zea.

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Specimen records
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Family
Noctuidae
Collections
MSU
Recorded in
United States

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Noctuidae
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Commons category
Heliothinae
taxon rank
subfamily
taxon name
Heliothinae
topic's main category
Category:Heliothinae
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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Distribution and diversity
  • Larvae
  • Genera
  • Selected former genera
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Heliothis virescens|Chloridea virescens larva Heliothinae is a small, cosmopolitan subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae, with about 400 described species worldwide. It includes a number of economically significant agricultural pest species, such as Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa zea.

==Taxonomy== The subfamily has been studied extensively. Important works include studies by Hardwick (1965 and 1970) and Matthews (1988).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heliothinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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