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Calidota strigosa

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(Redirected from Calidota cubensis) Species of moth

Streaked calidota moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Calidota
Species: C. strigosa
Binomial name
Calidota strigosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Arctia strigosa Walker, 1855
  • Sychesia strigosa Walker, 1855
  • Halysidota laqueata H. Edwards, 1887
  • Halysidota cubensis Grote,
  • Calidota jamaicensis Strand, 1919

Calidota strigosa, the streaked calidota moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on the Antilles and from the southern United States (from Florida to Arizona) to Central America.

The wingspan is about 54 mm.

The larvae feed on Guettarda elliptica.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Calidota strigosa (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. "930384.00 – 8224 – Calidota laqueata – Streaked Calidota Moth – (Edwards, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. Chin-Lee, Alan (August 20, 2008). "Species Calidota laqueata - Streaked Calidota - Hodges#8224". BugGuide. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Calidota strigosa


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