Heliothis borealis

Heliothis borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliothis
Species: H. borealis
Binomial name
Heliothis borealis
(Hampson, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Dysocnemis borealis Hampson, 1903

The Boreal Gem (Heliothis borealis) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec west to Alberta, and south in the mountains to south-western Montana.

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.

The larvae probably feed on the buds, flowers and seeds of various low plants.


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