Chloridea subflexa
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| Heliothis subflexa seconds after hatching | |
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| Species: | H. subflexa
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| Heliothis subflexa (Guenée, 1852)
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Heliothis subflexa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from most of the United States, throughout the Antilles, and south to Argentina.
The larvae feed exclusively on fruits of Physalis species, which are enclosed in an inflated, lantern-shaped calyx. To feed, each newly emerged caterpillar cuts a small hole in the calyx and then bores into the fruit. Once inside, the caterpillar spends the majority of its time sheltered inside of the fruit's husk.
External links
- Determinants of host use and fitness of Heliothis subflexa, a specialized herbivore
- Moths of Belize
- "Heliothis subflexa (Guenée, 1852)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- Large moths of Guana Island, British Virgin Islands: a survey of efficient colonizers (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Noctuidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Hyblaeidae, Cossidae)
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