Heliothodes diminutivus

Heliothodes diminutivus, the small heliothodes moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the western US from California, through Oregon to Washington.

Heliothodes diminutivus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Heliothodes
Species:	H. diminutivus
Binomial name
Heliothodes diminutivus (Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
Heliothis diminutivus Grote, 1873 Heliothodes suffusana Strand, 1912 Heliothodes macromacula Strand, 1912 Heliothodes bifida Strand, 1912 Heliothodes fasciatus (H. Edwards, 1875) Melicleptria fasciatus H. Edwards, 1875 Heliothodes sabulosa (Smith, 1908)

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.

External links

• "932036.00 – 11058 – Heliothodes diminutiva – Small Heliothodes Moth – (Grote, 1873)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
• Cotinis (February 6, 2015). "Species Heliothodes diminutiva - Hodges#11058". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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