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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cucullia |
| Species: | C. oribac
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Adults are on wing in July in the United States.
Larvae have been reared on Baccharis cordigera and Baccharis bigelovii.[2]
References edit
- ^ "931512.00 – 10203 – Cucullia oribac – Barnes, 1904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Nearctica.com
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