4. Tubercles I and II of abdominal segments with spines (A); 
mandible with a broad plate on oral surface (B). 
A B 
Mexico and West Indies. 
Hosts: Cotton (bolls), beans, okra, peas, pepper, and tomato. 
Heliothis virescens (F.) 
- Tubercles I and II of abdominal segments without spines (A); 
mandible without broad plate on oral surface, usually a tooth- 
like projection on the second rib (B). 
A B 
Mexico, West Indies, and South America. 
Hosts: Beans, corn, cotton, lettuce, peas, pepper, and tomato. 
Heliothis zea (Boddie) 
5. Skin with flattened granules (A); sclerotized plates at bases of 
body setae moderately large and flat or slightly convex (B); 
[ adfrontal area and that along longitudinal ‘ridge white or pale, 
appearing as an inverted Y (A) (C). ] 
byl 
| ch Ww 
0 
A B C 
Mexico. 
Hosts: Corn, cotton, beans, grasses, kale, rape, spinach, and 
sugarcane. 
Laphygma frugiperda (J. E. Sm.) 
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