Heliothis subflexa

St-Kitts, Philipps Level, 9-XII-83

Heliothis subflexa (Guenée, 1852)

Noctuidae Heliothinae

Detail of the forewings

Heliothis subflexa: The outer line ends at the apical angle.
Heliothis virescens: The outer line ends before reaching the apical angle.

Biology and distribution

Larva on Solanaceae.

Very rare in Guadeloupe. Found in xerophilic zone only.

St-Kitts.

From Canada to South America.
Legend

Pheromone

The sex pheromone produced by the female moths has been described (Teal et al, 1981, J. chem. Ecol., 7: 1011-1022; Klun et al., 1982, Environ. Entomol., 11: 1084-1090.). It consists of:

(Z)-11-hexadecenal: 40.5%
(Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol: 5.2%
(Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate: 25.5%
(Z)-9-hexadecenal: 15.1%
(Z)-9-hexadecenyl acetate: 6.2%
(Z)-7-hexadecenal: 2%
(Z)-7-hexadecenyl acetate: 2.7%
Hexadecanal: 1.3%
Hexadecanyl acetate: 0.9%
(Z)-9-tetradecenal: 0.2%
Tetradecanal: 0.3%

Source: Pherolist, a database on sex pheromones of Lepidoptera and related attractants.

Male genitalia (JPG 27 Ko).

Similar species

Heliothis virescens

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