Heliothis

Heliothis
Heliothis viriplaca, Poland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothinae
Genus: Heliothis
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Subgenera
Synonyms
  • Heliothentes Ochsenheimer, 1816
  • Heliotis Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Aspila Guenée, 1852
  • Disocnemis Grote, 1883
  • Dysocnemis Grote, 1890
  • Neocleptria Hampson, 1903
  • Pradatta Moore, 1881
  • Curubasa Moore, 1881
  • Lecerfia Domont, 1920

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.[1]

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