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Noctuidae
932055 – 11070   Chloridea subflexa (Guenée, 1852)
             Subflexus Straw Moth

© Charles Melton
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • subflexa Guenée 1852 (Aspila) - MONA 1983: 11070
  • Taxonomic Notes: Chloridea subflexa (Guenée, 1852) was formerly placed in the genus Heliothis. The new generic combination from Pogue (2013) is followed by Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2015: 140.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
    • Pogue, M.G., 2013. Revised status of Chloridea Duncan and (Westwood), 1841, for the Heliothis virescens species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae) based on morphology and three genes. Systematic Entomology, 38: 523-542.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.32m; p. 291. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Chloridea subflexa
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    Chloridea subflexa
    © Andy Wraithmell
    Chloridea subflexa
    Col. CW Melton - LG – © CBG Photography Group
    Chloridea subflexa
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Chloridea subflexa
    LG – © PNW Moths (MA Peterson)
    Chloridea subflexa
    © Valerie G. Bugh


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