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Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Heliothinae (subfamily)/  Heliothis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Citation:N.[octua] Peltigera
Original genus:Noctua
Publication:Denis M. & Schiffermüller I. 1775. Ankündung [sic] eines systematischen Werkes der Schmetterlinge der Wienergegend herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum.
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Pagination:89
URL:https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/en/view/bsb10231282?page=99
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Heliothis peltigera (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) unknown Types destroyed (see W. Horn & I. Kahle 1933–1937: 243). Austria Austria, near Vienna. Horn W. & Kahle I. 1935–1937. Über entomologische Sammlungen, Entomologen & Entomo-Museologie. page 89
Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Myanmar; Palaearctic: Algeria, Azores, Canary Islands, Egypt (Sinai), Europe, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Madeira, Middle East, Morocco, Near East, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Spain, Syria, Tibet, Tunisia.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Algeria Hoggar and Tassili Rothschild W. 1915a. On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913–1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a journey to the Hoggar Mountains (Sahara). page 250
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Bahrain Wiltshire E. P. 1964. The Lepidoptera of Bahrain. page 134
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Santiago Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde São Nicolao Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 22
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Sal Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Boavista Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 22
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Maio Báez M. & García A. 2005. Lepidoptera. – In: Arechavaleta M., Zurita N., Marrero M. C. & Martín J. L. (eds). Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde (hongos, plantas y animales terrestres). page 88
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Fogo Traub B. & Bauer E. 1982. Zur Macro-Lepidopteren-Fauna der Kapverdische Inseln. – In: Lobin W., Ergebnisse des 1. Symposiums "Fauna und Flora der Kapverdischen Inseln". page 227
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Chad Tibesti Herbulot C. & Viette P. 1952. Mission de l'Office National Antiacridien au Tibesti-Tchad (1949). Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 87
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Eritrea Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 555
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Gambia page R. Goff
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 210
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Kuwait Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 157
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mauritania Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 62
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Niger Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920. page 159
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1977b. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975. Lepidoptera: Part I Families Cossidae, Pyralidae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Noctuidae. Part II A list of further Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Oman. Part III Pyral... page 160
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 157
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Somalia Butler A. G. 1886a. An account of two collections of Lepidoptera recently received from Somali-land. page 776
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Western Cape Strand E. 1916c. Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Agrotinae und Cuculliinae. page 143 (as aurantiaca)
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Sudan Boursin Ch. 1964a. Ergebnisse der Zoologischen Nubien-Expedition 1962 des Naturhistorischen Museum in Wien. Teil XII Lepidoptera: Noctuidae – Trifinae. page 461
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) United Arab Emirates Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 7
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 377
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Yemen Socotra Hacker H. H. & Saldaitis A. 2010. Noctuidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) with notes on the fauna of the southern Arabian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 220
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Yemen Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 630
Plant note:

A pest species. Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 210).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Acanthospermum hispidum Asteraceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Antirrhinum sp. Plantaginaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 210
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Arenaria sp. Caryophyllaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Medicago sativa Fabaceae Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 62
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Ononis sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Pyrethrum sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Sorghum sp. Poaceae Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 62
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Speidel W. & Hassler M. 1989. Die Schmetterlingsfauna der südlichen algerischen Sahara und ihrer Hochgebirge Hoggar und Tassili n'Ajjer (Lepidoptera). page 106
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Withania somnifera Solanaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 210
Heliothis peltigera (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Zea mays Poaceae Mück O. & Traub B. 1987. Ergänzungen zur Macrolepidopteren-Fauna. page 96
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Heliothis aurantiaca (Strand, 1916) (Strand, 1916) species Misapplied Chloridea aurantiaca