Cydosia nobilitella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Cydosia |
Species: | C. nobilitella
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Binomial name | |
Cydosia nobilitella (Cramer, [1779])
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Cydosia nobilitella, the curve-lined cydosia moth or regal cydosia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from southern Florida[1] south to Argentina, and is also found in the Antilles.[2]
The wingspan is 20–25 mm
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Spigelia anthelmia.[3]
References
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- ^ "931255.00 – 9000 – Cydosia nobilitella – Curve-lined Cydosia Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Belov, V. (November 20, 2016). "Species Cydosia nobilitella - Regal Cydosia - Hodges#9000". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.