Cydosia


The noctuid 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. 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

Cydosia aurivitta Grote & Robinson, 1868Cydosia curvinella Guenée, 1879 Cydosia garnotella Guenée, 1879Cydosia hyva E. D. Jones, 1912Cydosia mimica Walker, 1866Cydosia nobilitella Cramer, Cydosia primaeva Draudt, 1927Cydosia punctistriga Schaus, 1904Cydosia rimata Draudt, 1927Cydosia tessellatilla Strecker, 1899