Appearance
For a key to the terms used, see :Glossary of entomology terms.The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Forewing greyish ochreous; reniform stigma dark grey, attached to the grey costal median spot; orbicular annular with grey centre; outer line lunulate dentate, the teeth whitish, separated by a brown shade from the subterminal line; hindwing pearly white with broad blackish outer border, containing a double whitish blotch between veins 2 and 4; veins and cell spot dark; fringe white.
Naming
"Heliothis peltigera" shows a more prominent pattern and darker hind wings. The clear kidney blemishes are connected to the anterior margin.The cotton bollworm moth is lighter in colour and has a lower contrast.Distribution
It is found in all the Levant countries.Behavior
Adults are on wing year round and there are probably two generations.Larva red-brown, dorsal line darker, subdorsal band alternately black and white; a diffused brown sublateral band. The larvae are polyphagous on various wild herbaceous plants. Recorded food plants include "Zygophyllum", globe thistles, honeysuckle, Mediterranean saltbush, "Retama raetam", "Suaeda asphaltica" and bushy bean-caper.
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