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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Noctuidae Sub Family   Heliothinae Description   a sub-family of the Noctuidae Background to Family   A small sub-family of uncommon residents or migrants that feed on herbaceous plants or ericaceous shrubs. Species range from being monophagous to widely polyphagous, and include the quarantine pest Helicoverpa armigera, which threatens glasshouse crops in Britain.     No. taxa in DBIF   _ No. interactions   _ % interactions with British data   _ No. records   _ % taxa with British data   _ Notes   Old data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings. New material added from Waring, Townsend & Lewington, 2003. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, UK.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   see family entry Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 373 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:297 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:296 Source   Noble, K. (1975) Working draft of "The Natural foodplants of Macrolepidoptera larvae in Britain, Part II." Field Studies Council :105 Source   Brooks, M.(1987) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 0099 0063-0064:0063 Source   Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 374 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:299 Source   Waring, P. Townsend, M (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 1-432, 375 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:295 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:301 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:72 Source   Allan, P.B.M. (1949) Larval foodplants 1-126:73 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:294 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:298 Source   Eds. Heath, J. & Emmet, A.M. (1983) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland 10 1-459:302 Source   Waring, P.(1986) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 98 80-80:80