Heliothis phloxiphaga

Heliothis phloxiphaga is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada. It feeds on a variety of plants, and the caterpillars are considered pests to certain trees, including Ulmus, Malus, and Prunus.^[1] Adults are on-wing during the summer.^[2]

Heliothis phloxiphaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Heliothis
Species:	H. phloxiphaga
Binomial name
Heliothis phloxiphaga Grote and Robinson, 1867
Synonyms
Heliothis interjacens Grote, 1880

Heliothis acesias and Heliothis australis were previously grouped with H. phloxiphaga.^[2]