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Heliothinae
	Heliothis peltigera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Heliothinae; Boisduval, 1828
Genera
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Heliothinae is a small subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 400 species described worldwide. They are found predominantly in semiarid subtropical habitats.

Taxonomy

The subfamily has been studied extensively. Important works include studies by Hardwick (1965 and 1970) and Matthews (1988).

Location

These species thrive in hot, dry regions of the world (Mitter). They are very common in Australia, sections of Asia, the southwest region of the United States, and the majority of Africa (Matov).

Characteristics

The most reliable characters defining the subfamily are in the larvae (Hardwick and Matthews). These have a spiny skin and a transverse arrangement of L1 and L2 setae on the prothorax.

Features of the adults which are more or less exclusive to this subfamily are the male genitalia which have an elongate, strap-like valve with a simple corona in conjunction with an aedeagus vesica that is often spiralled and tending to have isolated or small clusters of cornuti (Hardwick, 1970).

Food plants

The subfamily includes a number of serious crop pests.

Along with the Stiriinae, most of the members of this subfamily are flower and seed feeders (Matthews, 1988).

Genera

The subfamily includes the following genera:

Adisura Moore, 1881
Aedophron Lederer, 1857
Australothis Matthews, 1991
Baptarma Smith, 1904
Chazaria Moore, 1881
Derrima Walker, 1858
Eutricopis Morrison, 1875
Hebdomochondra Staudinger, 1879
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1965
Heliocheilus Grote, 1865
Heliolonche Grote, 1873
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1816
Heliothodes Hampson, 1910
Melaporphyria Grote, 1874
Micriantha Hampson, 1908
Microhelia Hampson, 1910
Periphanes Hübner, 1821
Protadisura Matthews, 1991
Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907
Pyrocleptria Hampson, 1903
Pyrrhia Hübner, 1821
Rhodoecia Hampson, 1910
Schinia Hübner, 1818
Stenoecia Warren, 1911
Timora Walker, 1856

Selected former genera

Erythroecia Hampson, 1910
Masalia Moore, 1881
Thyreion Smith, 1891

References

Cho, S.; Mitchell, A.; Mitter, C.; Regier, J.; Matthews, M.; Robertson, R. 2008: Molecular phylogenetics of heliothine moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae), with comments on the evolution of host range and pest status. Systematic entomology, 33: 581-594. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00427.x
ICZN 1985: Opinion 1312. Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1816 (Insecta: Lepidoptera): gender and stem designated. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 42: 158-159. ISSN 0007-5167 BioStor
Lafontaine, J.D.; Schmidt, B.C. 2010: Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414

^[1] ^[2] Mitter, et al., (1993, January). Biosystematics of the Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Retrieved October 16, 2020, from https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.en.38.010193.001231. Matov, A. (2008, January). The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Retrieved October 16, 2020, from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reza_Zahiri/publication/311405627_Figure_74_In_The_Heliothinae_Of_Iran_Lepidoptera_Noctuidae/links/5846d9ee08ae2d2175702ecf/Figure-74-In-The-Heliothinae-Of-Iran-Lepidoptera-Noctuidae.pdf.

External links

Subfamily info

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^ Mitter, Charles. "Biosystematics of the Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Annual Reviews. Annual Review of Entomology. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ Matov, Alexej. "The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). ZOOTAXA. Magnolia Press. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[1] Mitter, Charles. "Biosystematics of the Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Annual Reviews. Annual Review of Entomology. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[2] Matov, Alexej. "The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). ZOOTAXA. Magnolia Press. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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+Mitter, et al., (1993, January). Biosystematics of the Heliothinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Retrieved October 16, 2020, from https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.en.38.010193.001231.
+Matov, A. (2008, January). The Heliothinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Retrieved October 16, 2020, from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reza_Zahiri/publication/311405627_Figure_74_In_The_Heliothinae_Of_Iran_Lepidoptera_Noctuidae/links/5846d9ee08ae2d2175702ecf/Figure-74-In-The-Heliothinae-Of-Iran-Lepidoptera-Noctuidae.pdf.
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