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Noctuidae 932057 – 11073   Heliocheilus turbata (Walker, 1858)              Spotted Straw Moth

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Similar Species: Heliothis lupatus Grote, 1875 is warmer orange-brown, not dull brown, and not as mottled. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: turbata (Walker, 1858) (Poaphila) - MONA 1983: 11073   Type locality: "East Florida". albidentina (Walker, 1865) (Perigea)

References

Walker, F., 1857. Noctuidae. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 15: 1834.

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