Species Cucullia eurekae - Hodges#10206.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Range · Season · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

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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

Genus Cucullia (Hooded Owlets)

Species eurekae (Cucullia eurekae - Hodges#10206.1)

Hodges Number

10206.1

Size

forewing length ~16.04 mm with standard deviation = 0.85 mm (1)

Range

Nevada, western Utah, northwest Arizona (1)

Season

May-June in Utah and Nevada; March in Arizona (1)

See Also

Cucullia antipoda generally flies later, is larger, less dull, and more contrasting. Poole in MONA Fascicle 26-1 does not rule out that eurekae is another form of antipoda. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Pacific Northwest Moths

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae. Robert W. Poole. 1995. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

Contributed by Steve Morris on 10 June, 2022 - 3:39pm
Last updated 27 January, 2023 - 2:35pm

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