Heliocheilus biocularis

Heliocheilus biocularis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Gaede in 1915. It is found in Africa, including South Africa.

Heliocheilus biocularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliocheilus
Species:
H. biocularis
Binomial name
Heliocheilus biocularis
(Gaede, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Raghuva biocularis Gaede, 1915

This species has a wingspan of 23 mm.[1]

References
  1. (in German): Original description & Plate: Gaede, M. 1915. Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera des Berliner Zoologischen Museums. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 9:38–40, pl. 1.
  • Kemal, Muhabbet & Koçak, Ahmet Ömer (2007). Synonymous Checklist of the South African Lepidoptera (PDF). Cesa Publications on African Lepidoptera. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19 – via Internet Archive.


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