Heliothis phloxiphaga

Heliothis phloxiphaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species: H. phloxiphaga
Binomial name
Heliothis phloxiphaga
Grote and Robinson, 1867
Synonyms
  • Heliothis interjacens Grote, 1880

Heliothis phloxiphaga is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.

Adults are on wing during summer.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of a wide variety of plants.


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