Flower Moths (Noctuidae > Heliothinae)

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Purple Topper, Spotted Straw Moth (Heliocheilus lupatus) Purple Topper, Spotted Straw Moth (Heliocheilus lupatus)
Brushy edge near marsh and mixed forest, York Co., VA
27 Aug 2013


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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