Subflexus Straw Moth Chloridea subflexa (Guenée, 1852)    Synonyms: Heliothis subflexa, Hodges #11070.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Noctuidae   >   Genus Chloridea   

Status:

"American tropics. Migrants from coast to coast in the south and north to Colorado, Nebraska, Kentucky." (BugGuide) Formerly placed in the genus Heliothis.

Relationships:

Larvae use hosts in the potato family (Solanaceae).

There are 11 records in the project database.

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A Subflexus Straw Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/15/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Subflexus Straw Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/8/2010). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Subflexus Straw Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8//2002). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)


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