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Noctuidae
932046 – 11072   Heliothis phloxiphaga Grote & Robinson, 1867
             Darker Spotted Straw Moth

© Mark Dreiling
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • phloxiphaga Grote & Robinson 1867 (Heliothis) - MONA 1983: 11072
  • interjacens Grote 1880 (Heliothis)
  • phlogophagus Grote & Robinson 1870 (Heliothis)
  • 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.
    • Hardwick, D.F., 1994. A review of the Phloxiphaga group of the genus Heliothis (Noctuidae: Heliothentinae) with description of a new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 48(2): 106-110.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 52.29f; p. 291. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Carol Davis
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © John Davis
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Robert Pearson
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Steve Walter
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Gary Anweiler
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    39mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Heliothis phloxiphaga
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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