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Heliothis cystiphora

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Heliothis cystiphora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species:
H. cystiphora
Binomial name
Heliothis cystiphora
(Wallengren, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Anthoecia inflata Wallengren, 1860
  • Anthoecia onca Wallengren, 1860
  • Anthoecia cystiphora Wallengren, 1860
  • Heliothis inflata (Wallengren, 1860)
  • Heliothis onca (Wallengren, 1860)

Heliothis cystiphora is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Central America, South America and the Galapagos. It is known to visit the flower Encelia hispida on the island of Isla Santa Fe in the Galapagos.[1]

References

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  1. ^ McMullen, Conley K. (1986). "Observations on insect visitors to flowering plants on Isla Santa Cruz, Part II. Butterflies, moths, ants, hover flies and stilt bugs". Noticias de Galapagos. 43. ISSN 0550-1067.