Cydosia

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Cydosia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Metoponiinae
Tribe: Cydosiini
Genus: Cydosia
Duncan [& Westwood], 1841
Synonyms
  • EggynaWalker, 1866
  • PenthetriaEdwards, 1881
  • TanturaKirby, 1892

The noctuid (owlet) moth genus Cydosia is the only member of the tribe Cydosiini in the subfamily Acontiinae. The genus was erected by James Duncan with John O. Westwood in 1841. The few species occur from Argentina along the Andes to the Caribbean and Central America, reaching into the southern United States. [1] [2] 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." [3]

Species

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cydosia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Cydosia Duncan [& Westwood], 1841". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cydosia Duncan [& Westwood], 1841". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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