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 Guenee, 1879 Cydosia chrysorrhaeella Guenee, 1879 Cydosia cyanella Guenee, 1879 Cydosia graciella Guenee, 1879 Prays hilarella Snellen, 1878 Bombyx histrio Fabricius, 1781 Cydosia jamaicensis Cockerell, 1896 Crameria nobilis Hubner, 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

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