Heliothodes
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Heliothodes is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....

 family.

Species

  • Heliothodes diminutivus
    Heliothodes diminutivus
    The Small Heliothodes Moth is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from California , through Oregon to Washington.The wingspan is 15–19 mm.-External links:***...

    (Grote, 1873)
  • Heliothodes joaquin
    Heliothodes joaquin
    Heliothodes joaquin is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the United States, including Oregon and California.It was placed as a synonym of Heliothodes diminutiva by Harwick in a 1996. Officially it is still a synonym, but it seems to be a proper species and will probably be...

    McDunnough, 1946
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