Cydosia

The noctuid (owlet) moth genus Cydosia is the only member of the tribe Cydosiini in the Acontiinae subfamily. The few species occur from Argentina along the Andes to the Caribbean and Central America, reaching into the southern United States.

Cydosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Acontiinae
Tribe:
Cydosiini
Genus:
Cydosia

Duncan [& Westwood], 1841
Synonyms
  • Eggyna Walker, 1866
  • Penthetria Edwards, 1881
  • Tantura Kirby, 1892

Species
  • Cydosia aurivitta Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Cydosia curvinella Guenée, 1879 (syn: Cydosia phaedra Druce, 1897)
  • Cydosia garnotella Guenée, 1879
  • Cydosia hyva E. D. Jones, 1912
  • Cydosia mimica Walker, 1866
  • Cydosia nobilitella Cramer, [1779]
  • Cydosia primaeva Draudt, 1927
  • Cydosia punctistriga Schaus, 1904
  • Cydosia rimata Draudt, 1927
  • Cydosia tessellatilla Strecker, 1899

References
  • Savela, Markku. "Cydosia Duncan [& Westwood], 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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