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Heliothodes
Heliothodes is a small genus of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae, subfamily Heliothinae, containing two described species: H. diminutivus and H. joaquin. The genus was established by Hampson in 1908. At least one species, Heliothodes diminutiva, is a specialist herbivore of tarweed (Madia elegans) in California, where its caterpillars feed on developing flower buds and can completely sterilize host plants.