Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852

Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852

Heliothis scutuligera is a Noctuidae moth species described in 1852, found across multiple southern African countries and regions.

Family
Genus
Heliothis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Heliothis scutuligera Guenée, 1852

Heliothis scutuligera is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. This moth species can be found in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Transvaal regions of South Africa, as well as in Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Heliothis

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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