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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 » Heliothis » Flax Bollworm Moth - Hodges#11077 (Heliothis ononis)
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Moth 404A 5169 - Heliothis ononis
Copyright © 2016 Philip Bjork

Moth 404A 5169 - Heliothis ononis
Rochford about a mile by road WNW of the "town", Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
June 19, 2016
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Contributed by Philip Bjork on 21 June, 2016 - 3:17pm
Last updated 26 December, 2016 - 12:37am

oregonica?
This moth better matches the description of oregonica including the orbicular spot being as dark as the reniform spot, so I am wondering how this was determined to be ononis?
… Steve Morris, 14 May, 2023 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Owlet Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 26 December, 2016 - 12:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Kyhl Austin, 13 July, 2016 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

Verification
The Butterflies and Moths of North America identification service has confirmed your identification. This is the first record for the species in South Dakota per BOMONA website.
… Philip Bjork, 30 June, 2016 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

Wonder if it might be
Heliothis oregonica - Oregon Gem - Hodges#11078

not many images online for comparison :(
Don't know if it has been seen in South Dakota???
… john and jane balaban, 21 June, 2016 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

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