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Cydosia nobilitella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Cydosia
Species:	C. nobilitella
Binomial name
Cydosia nobilitella (Cramer, )
Synonyms
Phalaena nobilitella Cramer, 1779 Cydosia brasiliella Guenée, 1879 Cydosia chrysorrhaeella Guenée, 1879 Cydosia cyanella Guenée, 1879 Cydosia graciella Guenée, 1879 Prays hilarella Snellen, 1878 Bombyx histrio Fabricius, 1781 Cydosia jamaicensis Cockerell, 1896 Crameria nobilis Hübner, 1819 Eggyna submutata Walker, 1866 Cydosia westwoodi H. Druce, 1897

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.

References

1. "931255.00 – 9000 – Cydosia nobilitella – Curve-lined Cydosia Moth – (Cramer, 1780)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
2. Belov, V. (November 20, 2016). "Species Cydosia nobilitella - Regal Cydosia - Hodges#9000". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
3. Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.

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