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Species Cucullia astigma - Hodges#10214

Cucullia eulepis or C. antipoda? - Cucullia astigma
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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 astigma (Cucullia astigma - Hodges#10214)
Hodges Number
10214
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cucullia astigma (Smith, 1894)
Copicucullia astigma Smith, 1894
Phylogenetic Sequence # 931528
Size
forewing length ~19.5 mm (1)
Identification
Two disjunct populations. Colorado and New Mexico population have forewings as uniform medium gray with reniform and orbicular spots absent. Southern California population has forewings usually shaded white with reniform and orbicular spots present but not distinct. (2)
Range
south-western (CA, CO, NM) (3)(4)(2)
Season
late May to early July (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Robert W. Poole's Nearctica
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.
2.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Bob Biagi on 26 January, 2023 - 7:50am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 26 January, 2023 - 1:49pm

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