''Chloridea'' is a genus of

owlet moth The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

s in the family Noctuidae. There are at least three described species in ''Chloridea''. The species of ''Chloridea'' were formerly members of the genus ''

Heliothis ''Heliothis'' is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Some of the species have larvae which are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea. S ...

'', but were moved to ''Chloridea'' when it was reinstated as valid genus as a result of research published in 2013.EPPO Global Database
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Species

These species belong to the genus ''Chloridea'': * '' Chloridea subflexa'' (Guenée, 1852) (subflexus straw moth) * '' Chloridea tergemina'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) * ''

Chloridea virescens ''Chloridea virescens'', commonly known as the tobacco budworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found throughout the eastern and southwestern United States along with parts of Central America and South America. It is a major pest of field crop ...

'' (Fabricius, 1777) (tobacco budworm moth)

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Heliothinae Noctuoidea genera {{Heliothinae-stub