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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Euclidiini » Cutina » Cutina arcuata - Hodges#8729.2 (Cutina arcuata)

Species Cutina arcuata - Hodges#8729.2

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Cutina arcuata - Hodges#8729.2 - Cutina arcuata

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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 Erebidae

Subfamily Erebinae

Tribe Euclidiini

Genus Cutina

Species arcuata (Cutina arcuata - Hodges#8729.2)

Hodges Number

8729.2

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cutina arcuata Pogue & Ferguson(1), 1998 (2)

Phylogenetic sequence # 930966

Explanation of Names

The specific epithet refers to the produced postmedial line. (2)

Size

Forewing length: (2)

♂ 9.4-10.6 mm.

♀ 9.6-10.6 mm.

Identification

The original description of Cutina arcuata Pogue & Ferguson, is available in PDF. (2)

Range

Florida to Texas and Indiana. (3), (4), (5), (6), (2), (7)

Season

Adults are most common from February to August. (2)

See Also

Cutina aluticolor

Cutina distincta

Print References

Pogue, M.G., & D.C. Ferguson (1) 1998. A revision of the cypress-feeding moths of the genus Cutina Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. p. 347, figs. 23-28, 35-36, 40, 44. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (8)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (9)

Works Cited

1.	Alexander Douglas Campbell Ferguson - 1926-2002 R. W. Hodges. 2003. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 57(4): 299-303.

2.	A revision of the cypress-feeding moths of the genus Cutina ( Walker) Lepidoptera: Noctuidae M. G. Pogue, D. C. Ferguson . 1998. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 100(2): 331-352.

3.	Moths of Dallas County, Texas

4.	Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)

5.	South Carolina Moth Species

6.	Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida

7.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

8.	North American Moth Photographers Group

9.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 March, 2012 - 10:03pm
Last updated 24 August, 2014 - 6:47pm

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