Noctuidae
931732.71 –
8999 Cydosia aurivitta
Grote & Robinson, 1868
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| Distribution: |
Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Type locality (aurivitta): Texas
Type locality (imitella): Texas |
Description/
Field Marks: |
Two forms occuring in both sexes:
- Form aurivitta has black forewings and broad reddish-orange transverse bands.
- Form imitella, described as a species referring to specimens from western Texas misidentified as nobilitella (Cramer, 1780) and separate from aurivitta, is similar to the latter but with white spots within the black spaces.
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Cydosia aurivitta Grote & Robinson, 1868
• Cydosia imitella Stretch, 1873 |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Grote, A.R. & C.T. Robinson, 1869. Descriptions of American Lepidoptera. - No. 4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 2: 186.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Stretch, R.H., 1872. Illustrations of the Zygænidæ & Bombycidæ of North America, 1: 242-243.
- Wagner, D.L., K.L. Keegan, B.B. Nall, V.G. Bugh, J. Rota, 2019. A tale of two caterpillars and reclassification of Cerathosia Smith and Cydosia Duncan [& Westwood] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 73(1): 1-4.
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© Mike Quinn
© Valerie G. Bugh
© Valerie G. Bugh
© Mike Quinn
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Form aurivitta - 22mm – © Jim Vargo
Form imitella - 22mm – © Jim Vargo
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© Valerie G. Bugh
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