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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Heliothinae » Chloridea » Tobacco Budworm Moth - Hodges#11071 (Chloridea virescens)
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Tobacco Budworm Moth - Chloridea virescens
Copyright © 2007 Ted Kropiewnicki

Tobacco Budworm Moth - Chloridea virescens
Bear, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
September 14, 2007
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Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 27 September, 2007 - 10:14pm
Last updated 17 October, 2007 - 9:59pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Robin McLeod, 17 October, 2007 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Heliothis virescens
Ted, your ID is correct. That is Heliothis virescens.
… Jan Metlevski , 28 September, 2007 - 8:34am login or register to post comments

 
Heliothis virescens
Jan, Thank you, Ted
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 28 September, 2007 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

By looking at the forewing I
By looking at the forewing I would have said that this is a Tobacco Budworm but the hindwing on a Tobacco Budworm is white with a dark gray outer edge...it does not have orange/pink stripes.

Maybe someone with more experience with this moth will comment.
… Michael Guenther, 28 September, 2007 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

 
Heliothis virescens
Michael, I was very surprised when I saw this moth land on my Showy Stonecrop, open the wings and reveal all that pink. I found similar image at arizona.edu, not quite as bright but definitely pink and orange coloration of hindwings. Also, I found photo#39278 here in the BugGuide which again has pink coloration in hindwings. I appreciate your opinion and will leave this moth here for other experts to comment. Ted
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 28 September, 2007 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

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