Heliothis australis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Chiapas in southern Mexico northward to New Mexico and Arizona. Adults are on wing from May to October.[1]
| Heliothis australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Heliothis |
| Species: | H. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliothis australis Hardwick, 1994
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It was previously considered part of Heliothis phloxiphaga, but H. australis is generally larger than H. phloxiphaga or the similar Heliothis acesias.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Hardwick, David F. (1994). "A Review Of The Phloxiphaga Group Of The genus Heliothis (Noctuidae: Heliothentinae*)With Description Of A New Species" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 48 (2): 106–110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.
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