Heliothis transvaalica (original) (raw)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Species of moth

Heliothis transvaalica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species: H. transvaalica
Binomial name
Heliothis transvaalica(Distant, 1902)
Synonyms
Masalia transvaalica (Distant, 1902) Timora transvaalica Distant, 1902 Timora rosea Gaede, 1915 Timora rhodomelaleuca Berio, 1941

Heliothis transvaalica is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Lucas Distant in 1902. It is found in Transvaal of South Africa and in Namibia.

This species has a wingspan of 28–30 mm.[1]

  1. ^ Gaede, M. (1915). "Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berliner Zoologischen Museums". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift. Guben. 9:38–40, pl. 1.(in German)