The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 genera and 11,772 species. However, this classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae.
Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species in the family Noctuidae. The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous during the larval stage, the species has been given many different common names, including the cotton bollworm and the tomato fruitworm. It also consumes a wide variety of other crops.
Heliothis is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Some of the species have larvae which are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea. Some species originally in this genus have been moved to other genera, see Chloridea and Helicoverpa.
Heliothis peltigera, the bordered straw, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.
Heliothis punctifera or the lesser budworm, is an Australian moth of the family Noctuidae; one of the most migratory families of insects. It is considered a pest species to agricultural crops, however, due to its inland habitat, is found to be less damaging to agricultural areas than other species of the genus.
Chloridea virescens, commonly known as the tobacco budworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found throughout the eastern and southwestern United States along with parts of Central America and South America.
Chloridea is a genus of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are at least three described species in Chloridea.
Heliothis phloxiphaga is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
Heliothis australis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Chiapas in southern Mexico northward to New Mexico and Arizona.
Heliothis nubigera, the eastern bordered straw, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in all kind of arid areas in the Palearctic realm. It is found in all the Levant countries.
The shoulder-striped clover is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of Europe, Ukraine, southern Russia and southern Siberia, Transbaikalia, Turkey, central Asia, China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Mongolia, northern India, Pakistan, the Russian Far East.
Heliothis ononis, the flax bollworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, central Asia, northern Mongolia (Khangai), the Russian Far East, the Korean Peninsula, southern European part of Russia, southern and central Europe, southern and eastern Siberia and Turkey. In North America it is found from south-central Manitoba west to British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories and Yukon and Alaska and south to Colorado.
Heliothis oregonica, the Oregon gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1875. It is found in North America from the Peace River area of Alberta south and west in the mountains to California and Arizona. There is also a disjunct population in north central Quebec.
Heliothis borealis, the boreal gem, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in North America from Quebec west to Alberta, and south in the mountains to south-western Montana.
Heliothis scutuligera is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape of South Africa, Lesotho KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Heliothis perstriata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It has been recorded from Iran and Punjab in India.
Chloridea subflexa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from most of the United States, throughout the Antilles, and south to Argentina.
Heliothis galatheae is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1856. It is found all over Africa, including South Africa to Ethiopia and the Gambia.
Heliothinae is a small subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 400 species described worldwide. They are found more commonly found in partially dry areas of subtropical habitats.
Chloridea tergemina is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Brazil.
