Vol. 5 (09) pp. 737-745 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5383

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

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Abstract

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)., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (09), 737-745, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5383

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

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