Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Heliothis subflexa (Guenée, 1852)
Aspila subflexa Guenée, 1852
Phylogenetic sequence # 932055
Size
Forewing length 13-16 mm.
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(2)Identification
"In Heliothis subflexa the subterminal line ends in the apex of a forewing or very close to it. In Heliothis virescens the subterminal line ends noticeably below the apex. The green color of the forewings in H. virescens also is almost always darker than in H. subflexa." - Jan Metlevski's comment on this image:
Range
American tropics. Migrants from coast to coast in the south and north to Colorado, Nebraska, Kentucky. May establish temporary populations in Arizona and southern California.
(1)Food
Larval hosts are in the
potato family (Solanaceae) including species of
groundcherry (
Physalis) and
nightshade.
(2)Life Cycle
Life Cycle images:
larva inside Ground Cherry husk; larva; pupa; adult
Print References
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, pl.52.32, p.291.
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