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Eastern Bordered Straw Moth

Heliothis nubigera

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

a couple of dozen of these moths feeding on an Iphiona scabra plant; body length about 2 cm; last photo shows a moth caught by a Green Lynx spider

Habitat:

spotted in a coastal desert wadi

Reference Links:

Heliothis, Heliothis nubigera

Species ID Suggestions

Bordered Straw Moth

Heliothis sp.

Reference Link
NuwanChathuranga
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Comments (6)
Bernadette S
Could this be a Heliothis larva? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/18825064
Bernadette S
Thanks, Sachin! I really enjoyed watching these little guys.

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PublishedApril 16, 2013

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