Heliothis transvaalica

Heliothis transvaalica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Heliothis
Species:	H. transvaalica
Binomial name
	Heliothis transvaalica; (Distant, 1902)
Synonyms
	Masalia transvaalica (Distant, 1902); Timora transvaalica Distant, 1902; Timora rosea Gaede, 1915; Timora rhodomelaleuca Berio, 1941;

Heliothis transvaalica is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Lucas Distant in 1902. It is found in Transvaal of South Africa and in Namibia.

This species has a wingspan of 28–30 mm.[1]

References

Gaede, M. (1915). "Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berliner Zoologischen Museums". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift. Guben. 9:38–40, pl. 1.(in German)

Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 – via Internet Archive.

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