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Curve-lined Cydosia
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Butterflies & moths

Curve-lined Cydosia

Cydosia nobilitella Cramer, 1779

Names

EnglishCurve-lined Cydosia
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCydosia nobilitella Cramer, 1779

About this species

Cydosia nobilitella, the curve-lined cydosia moth or regal cydosia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found from southern Florida south to Argentina, and is also found in the Antilles.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Spigelia anthelmia.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusCydosia

In Suriname

6Records in Suriname
8iNaturalist observations
2018First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo4
  • Paramaribo1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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