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Cucullia lilacina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Cucullia lilacina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cucullia

Rank
  
Species

Cucullia lilacina

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Cucullia lilacina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Mexico and the south-western United States. In the United States, it is found in the mountains of southern Arizona, reaching as far north as the White Mountains in the east and the Grand Canyon in the west. It is also present in most of New Mexico and in western Texas. In Mexico it has been recorded from the Federal District and Veracruz. A single female is known from Juan Vinas in central Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to October in the United States.

Larvae have been reared on Erigeron divergens.

References

Cucullia lilacina Wikipedia