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Noctuidae
932054 – 11071   Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777)
             Tobacco Budworm

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • virescens Fabricius 1777 (Noctua) - MONA 1983: 11071
  • prasina Walker 1857 (Xanthia)
  • pyraloides Walker 1857 (Xanthia)
  • rhexiae Smith 1797 (Phalaena)
  • spectanda Strecker 1876 (Heliothis)
  • viridescens Walker 1857 (Xanthia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Chloridea virescens (Fabricius, 1777) 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.
    • Factsheet at Florida Featured Creatures.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • 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. 52.31m; p. 291. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
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