''Helicoverpa pallida'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Noctuidae 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 ...

. It is endemic to

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

Subspecies

*''Helicoverpa pallida nihoaensis'' (Nihoa Island) *''Helicoverpa pallida pallida''

External links

A Description of a New Subspecies of Helicoverpa pallida Hardwick With Notes on the Heliothidinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
P Endemic moths of Hawaii {{Heliothinae-stub