Cucullia oribac

Cucullia oribac is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes in 1904. It is found in Mexico and the southwestern United States. In the United States, it is found in the mountains of southern Arizona, north to Gila County. It is also found in southwestern New Mexico, and the Guadalupe Mountains in western Texas. In Mexico, it is known from the Federal District, Veracruz, Morelos and Chiapas.

Cucullia oribac
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Cucullia
Species:	C. oribac
Binomial name
Cucullia oribac Barnes, 1904[1]
Synonyms
Cucullia strigata Schaus, 1898 (A junior primary homonym of Cucullia strigata Smith, 1892) Cucullia oribac Barnes, 1904 Cucullia oribae Cucullia arizona Smith, 1905 Cucullia perstrigata Hampson, 1906

Adults are on wing in July in the United States.

Larvae have been reared on Baccharis cordigera and Baccharis bigelovii.[2]

References

1. "931512.00 – 10203 – Cucullia oribac – Barnes, 1904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
2. Nearctica.com