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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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Noctuidae ? - Chloridea virescens
Copyright © 2011 Hartmut Wisch

Noctuidae ? - Chloridea virescens
Residence near Rosebowl, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 16, 2009
Pupated Aug. 2, eclosed Aug. 16. I didn't take photos of larva.
Hopefully, someone knows at least the genus.

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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 15 October, 2011 - 5:28pm
Last updated 15 October, 2011 - 6:59pm

Front Shots?
Do you have shots from the front to show the palpi and legs better?

The pattern sure seems to match H. virescens but H. subflexa is very similar and according to Powell and Opler "Heliothis subflexa...lacks rust-colored scales on the labial palpi and prothoracic legs." The front legs and palpi look off white in your flower shot.
… Steve Nanz, 21 November, 2013 - 4:03am login or register to post comments

Thanks, Chris!
Moved from ID Request.
… Hartmut Wisch, 15 October, 2011 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Heliothis virescens
Nice photos!
… Chris Mallory, 15 October, 2011 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

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