Heliothis viriplaca

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Heliothis viriplaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species: H. viriplaca
Binomial name
Heliothis viriplaca
(Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Heliothis dipsacea (Linnaeus, 1767)

The Marbled Clover (Heliothis viriplaca) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe and Asia.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The moth flies in two to three generations from May to August. .

The larvae feed on species from the genera Crepis, Trifolium, Silene, Ononis and Centaurea.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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