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Definition: Heliothis

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of Noctuidae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Heliothis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: Heliothis

Expressions Definition
Genus Heliothis A genus of Noctuidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Heliothis moth Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Heliothis zia 1: Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  2: Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Heliothis


Heliothis

Heliothis
Heliothis virescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Ditrysia
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothinae
Genus: Heliothis
Ochsenheimer, 1816

Heliothis is a genus of moths, whose larvae are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea.

Larva of Heliothis virescens
Larva of Heliothis virescens

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Topics by Level of Interest: Heliothis

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Synonym: Heliothis
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genus Heliothis.
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