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Species Cucullia convexipennis - Brown-hooded Owlet - Hodges#10202

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Cucullia convexipennis - Brown-hooded Owlet - Hodges#10202 - Cucullia convexipennis caterpillar 3 - Cucullia convexipennis brown-hooded owlet caterpillar? - Cucullia convexipennis What Species is this? (Binomial name please) - Cucullia convexipennis Cucullia convexipennis Cuculia covexipennis, brown-hooded owlet moth caterpillar - Cucullia convexipennis Caterpillar - Cucullia convexipennis MOTH LARVA - Cucullia convexipennis
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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 convexipennis (Brown-hooded Owlet - Hodges#10202)

Hodges Number

10202

Other Common Names

Brown-bordered Cucullia
Brown-bordered Owlet
Calico Paint (caterpillar) (1)
Cucullie de l'aster - En français… Ilze V-G.

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robinson, 1868

Size

Wingspan 40-50 mm (1)
Larvae to 4.5 cm. (1)

Identification

Adult - forewing light brown, bordered by darker reddish-brown on outer portions of leading and trailing edges (a distinctive feature, and the origin of the "Brown-bordered" part in the common names).

Range

Southern Canada and northern US east of the Rockies.

Season

Adults fly from June to September (peak numbers in July and August).

Food

Larvae feed on the leaves and flowers of aster (Aster spp.) and goldenrod (Solidago spp.). (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
live adult images plus description and other info (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
pinned adult image plus description, distribution, and other info (Gerald Fauske, Moths of North Dakota)
adult images (Larry Line, Maryland)
live larva image (richard-seaman.com)
pinned adult image (CBIF)
pinned adult image (James Adams, Dalton State College, Georgia)

Works Cited

1.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 September, 2004 - 9:17pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Ethan Kistler, Randy Hardy, Fyn Kynd
Last updated 7 August, 2020 - 1:06pm

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