Cydosia nobilitella

Cydosia nobilitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cydosia
Species: C. nobilitella
Binomial name
Cydosia nobilitella
(Cramer, [1779])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nobilitella Cramer, 1779
  • Cydosia brasiliella Guenée, 1879
  • Cydosia chrysorrhaeella Guenée, 1879
  • Cydosia cyanella Guenée, 1879
  • Cydosia graciella Guenée, 1879
  • Prays hilarella Snellen, 1878
  • Bombyx histrio Fabricius, 1781
  • Cydosia jamaicensis Cockerell, 1896
  • Crameria nobilis Hübner, 1819
  • Eggyna submutata Walker, 1866
  • Cydosia westwoodi Druce, 1897

Cydosia nobilitella, the curve-lined cydosia moth or regal cydosia moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Florida[1] south to Argentina. It is also found on the Antilles.[2]

The wingspan is 20-25 mm

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Spigelia anthelmia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
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