Ground-cherry

Guides

• Chloridea subflexa

  Subflexus Straw Moth

  Chloridea subflexa is a noctuid moth first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is the sibling species of the tobacco budworm (Chloridea virescens), from which it is distinguished by host plant specialization. The species is notably rare compared to its widespread congener and feeds exclusively on ground cherry (Physalis spp., Solanaceae). It has been recorded across a broad geographic range from the United States through the Antilles to Argentina.

  NoctuidaeLepidopteramothspecialist-herbivoreSolanaceaeground-cherrysibling-speciesrare-speciesNew-World-distribution