Heliothis hoarei Matthews, 1999
 HELIOTHINAE,   NOCTUIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Heliothis hoarei
(Photo: courtesy of Marcus Matthews, CSIRO Entomology)

The adult moth of this species has brown forewings, each with two white streaks. The hindwings are pale brown. The wingspan is about 3.5 cms.

The species occurs in:

  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Marcus Matthews,
    Heliothine Moths of Australia:
    A Guide to Pest Bollworms and Related Noctuid Groups,
    CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 1999, pp. 36-37, 147-148, 184, Plate 5: figs 11-14.

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    (written 26 April 2019)