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Species Cucullia cucullioides - Hodges#10210

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Cucullia cuculliodes ? - Cucullia cucullioides Cucullia cuculliodes ? - Cucullia cucullioides Cucullia cuculliodes ? - Cucullia cucullioides Cucullia cuculliodes ? - Cucullia cucullioides
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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 cucullioides (Cucullia cucullioides - Hodges#10210)

Hodges Number

10210

Size

forewing length = ~13.58 mm; standard deviation = 0.90 mm (1)

Identification

Detailed description is available in MONA Fascicle 26-1 (free PDF download) and Robert Poole's Nearctica, both of which are linked in citations below. (1)(2)

Range

Primarily found in Mohave Desert region of California and Nevada with range extending to western and central Arizona and southwestern Utah. (1)

Season

May to October (1)

Food

unknown (1)

Life Cycle

unknown (1)

See Also

Cucullia eulepis is slightly larger with average forewing length = 16.5 mm (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (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)
Contributed by Steve Morris on 5 February, 2023 - 10:58am

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