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Subfamily Cuculliinae

Cucullia of some kind ? - Cucullia serraticornis moth - Cucullia Brown Hooded Owlet - Hodges#10202 (Cucullia convexipennis) - Cucullia convexipennis Is this a Noctuid moth? Cucullia sp. - Cucullia Noctuid? - Cucullia Cucullia dorsalis caterpillar - Cucullia dorsalis brown-hooded owlet - Cucullia convexipennis Cucullia asteroides ? - Cucullia asteroides
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Cuculliinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cuculliinae Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]
* formerly included the tribe Xylenini.
Explanation of Names
Cuculliinae from the type genus Cucullia (Schrank), Latin meaning "hood." (1)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 March, 2005 - 2:27am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 20 July, 2014 - 4:59pm

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