Heliothis borealis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Heliothis
- Species
- Heliothis borealis
- Scientific Name
- Heliothis borealis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Heliothis borealis
Heliothis borealis, the boreal gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in North America from Quebec west to Alberta, and south in the mountains to south-western Montana.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae probably feed on the buds, flowers and seeds of various low plants.
...Heliothis borealis in languages:
- English
- Boreal Gem Moth
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Heliothis aberrans
- Heliothis acesias
- Heliothis adaucta
- Heliothis australis
- Heliothis belladonna
- Heliothis bivittata
- Heliothis borealis
- Heliothis charmione
- Heliothis conifera
- Heliothis cruentata
- Heliothis cystiphora
- Heliothis dejeani
- Heliothis diminutivus
- Heliothis flavescens
- Heliothis flavigera
- Heliothis flavirufa
- Heliothis fuscimacula
- Heliothis galatheae
- Heliothis hoarei
- Heliothis incarnata
- Heliothis lucilinea
- Heliothis maritima
- Heliothis melanoleuca
- Heliothis molochitina
- Heliothis nanna
- Heliothis nubigera
- Heliothis ononis
- Heliothis oregonica
- Heliothis parana
- Heliothis pauliani
- Heliothis peltigera
- Heliothis phloxiphaga
- Heliothis poliochlora
- Heliothis posttriphaena
- Heliothis proruptus
- Heliothis punctifera
- Heliothis punctigera
- Heliothis roseivena
- Heliothis saskai
- Heliothis scutuligera
- Heliothis stombleri
- Heliothis sturmhoefeli
- Heliothis viriplaca
- Heliothis xanthia
- Heliothis xanthiata