Heliothodes
Encyclopedia
Heliothodes is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Heliothodes diminutivusHeliothodes diminutivusThe Small Heliothodes Moth is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from California , through Oregon to Washington.The wingspan is 15–19 mm.-External links:***...
(Grote, 1873) - Heliothodes joaquinHeliothodes joaquinHeliothodes joaquin is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the United States, including Oregon and California.It was placed as a synonym of Heliothodes diminutiva by Harwick in a 1996. Officially it is still a synonym, but it seems to be a proper species and will probably be...
McDunnough, 1946