Heliocheilus pallida

Heliocheilus pallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Heliocheilus
Species: H. pallida
Binomial name
Heliocheilus pallida
Butler, 1886
Synonyms
  • Melicleptria osmida
  • Canthylidia albida Warren, 1913
  • Canthylidia pallida Butler, 1886
  • Heliocheilus osmidus Swinhoe, 1901
  • Canthylidia rosea Warren, 1913
  • Heliocheilus rosea (Warren, 1913)

Heliocheilus pallida is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the seedheads of Dichantium tenuiculum.

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