Heliolonche pictipennis

Heliolonche pictipennis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona.

Heliolonche pictipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliolonche
Species:
H. pictipennis
Binomial name
Heliolonche pictipennis
(Grotte, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Heliosea pictipennis Grote, 1875
  • Heliolonche defasciata (Benjamin, 1936)
  • Heliolonche cresina (Smith, 1906)
  • Melicleptria cresina Smith, 1906

The wingspan is 16–17 mm.

The larvae feed on Malacothrix glabrata and Rafinesquia neomexicana.


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