The

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(owlet)

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''Cydosia'' is the only member of the

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Cydosiini in the

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Acontiinae. The genus was erected by James Duncan with

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in 1841. The few species occur from

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along the

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to the

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and

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, reaching into the southern United States. The unusual format for the authority citation is explained at Butterflies and Moths of the World as "The difficulty can best be overcome by attributing Westwood with anonymous junior authorship."

Species

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Cydosia aurivitta ''Cydosia aurivitta'', the gold-banded cydosia or straight-lined cydosia, is an owlet moth (family Noctuidae). The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in North America. The ...

'' 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,

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/small> * '' Cydosia primaeva'' Draudt, 1927 * '' Cydosia punctistriga'' Schaus, 1904 * '' Cydosia rimata'' Draudt, 1927 * ''

Cydosia tessellatilla The noctuidae, noctuid (owlet) moth genus ''Cydosia'' is the only member of the tribe (biology), tribe Cydosiini in the subfamily Acontiinae. The genus was erected by James Duncan (zoologist), James Duncan with John O. Westwood in 1841. The few sp ...

'' Strecker, 1899

References

Acontiinae {{Acontiinae-stub