Heliothodes diminutivus

Heliothodes diminutivus, the small heliothodes moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the western US from California, through Oregon to Washington.

Heliothodes diminutivus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothodes
Species:
H. diminutivus
Binomial name
Heliothodes diminutivus
(Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Heliothis diminutivus Grote, 1873
  • Heliothodes suffusana Strand, 1912
  • Heliothodes macromacula Strand, 1912
  • Heliothodes bifida Strand, 1912
  • Heliothodes fasciatus (H. Edwards, 1875)
  • Melicleptria fasciatus H. Edwards, 1875
  • Heliothodes sabulosa (Smith, 1908)

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.

External links edit

  • "932036.00 – 11058 – Heliothodes diminutiva – Small Heliothodes Moth – (Grote, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  • Cotinis (February 6, 2015). "Species Heliothodes diminutiva - Hodges#11058". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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