Heliothis
Sign in to saveHeliothis is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Some of the species have larvae which are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea. Some species originally in this genus have been moved to other genera, see Chloridea and Helicoverpa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyNoctuidae
Insecten Heliothis is een geslacht van nachtvlinders uit de familie Noctuidae. Hun larven zijn een plaag voor de landbouw voornamelijk voor de teelt van tabak, katoen, Sojabonen. Verschillende soorten van dit geslacht zijn nu geplaatst bij Helicoverpa. Soorten Heliothis acesias Felder & Rogenhofer, 1872 Heliothis albida (Hampson, 1905) Heliothis australis Hardwick, 1994 Heliothis belladonna (H. Edwards, 1881) Heliothis borealis (Hampson, 1903) Heliothis galatheae (Wallengren, 1856) Heliothis maritima Graslin, 1855 Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Heliothis ononis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Heliothis oregonica (H. Edwards, 1875) Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Heliothis phloxiphaga Grote & Robinson, 1867 Heliothis proruptus Grote, 1873 Heliothis punctifera Walker, 1857 Heliothis roseivena (Walker, 1866) Heliothis subflexa (Guenée, 1852) heliothis virescens (Fabricius, 1777) Heliothis viriplaca (Hufnagel, 1766) Foto's Heliothis maritimaHeidedaguil Heliothis adaucta Heliothis viriplacaLichte daguil
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 214
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Collections
- UMNH, GMNH, UCM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), MHNCA, NMSU
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Heliothis is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Some of the species have larvae which are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea. Some species originally in this genus have been moved to other genera, see Chloridea and Helicoverpa.
==Taxonomy== Several species of moths of agricultural importance that used to be placed in this genus now are classified as members of the genus Helicoverpa, such as the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea. The species subflexa, tergemina, and virescens are now members of the genus Chloridea.
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