Cydosia nobilitella

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. It is also found on the Antilles.[2]

Cydosia nobilitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
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 H. Druce, 1897

The wingspan is 20–25 mm

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

References
  1. "931255.00 – 9000 – Cydosia nobilitella – Curve-lined Cydosia Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. Belov, V. (November 20, 2016). "Species Cydosia nobilitella - Regal Cydosia - Hodges#9000". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. 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.


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