18Sep 2017

TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTION OF THREE SPECIES OF HELIOTHINAE (NOCTUIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA).

  • Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural sciences, Bagalkot ? 587104, Karnataka, India.
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A comprehensive and a comparative taxonomic account of species of the genus Helicoverpa and Heliothis is provided with three species are recognized in the genus H. armigera, H. assulta and Heliothis peltigera. Morphological characters, wing venation, Genitalic attributes with photographs and illustrations are provided.

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[Muddasar, Venkateshalu and Shashank P. R (2017); TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTION OF THREE SPECIES OF HELIOTHINAE (NOCTUIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA). Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 737-745] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Muddasar
Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, Bagalkot, University of Horticultural sciences, Bagalkot – 587104, Karnataka, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5383      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5383

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