Dolocucullia

Poole, 1995

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Dolocucullia is a of in the Noctuidae, established by Poole in 1995. The genus contains two recognized : D. dentilinea and D. minor. Both species are native to North America. The genus belongs to the Noctuinae, one of the largest groups within the owlet moths.

Dolocucullia (10.3897-zookeys.788.26282) Figures 1–6 by Crabo L, Hammond P, Mustelin T, Wikle D (2018) Six new species and one new subspecies of noctuid moths from western United States of America and Mexico (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). In: Schmidt BC, Lafontaine JD (Eds) Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths VII. ZooKeys 788: 201-239. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.788.26282. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Dolocucullia (10.3897-zookeys.788.26282) Figures 7–10 by Crabo L, Hammond P, Mustelin T, Wikle D (2018) Six new species and one new subspecies of noctuid moths from western United States of America and Mexico (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). In: Schmidt BC, Lafontaine JD (Eds) Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths VII. ZooKeys 788: 201-239. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.788.26282. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.Dolocucullia (10.3897-zookeys.788.26282) Figures 1–6 by Crabo L, Hammond P, Mustelin T, Wikle D (2018) Six new species and one new subspecies of noctuid moths from western United States of America and Mexico (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). In: Schmidt BC, Lafontaine JD (Eds) Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths VII. ZooKeys 788: 201-239. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.788.26282. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Dolocucullia: /ˌdɒlə.kʊˈkʊli.ə/

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Distribution

North America. D. dentilinea and D. minor are both recorded from the United States.

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Taxonomic History

The Dolocucullia was erected by Poole in 1995. It was established to accommodate previously placed in other genera within Noctuinae.

Species Diversity

The is -poor, containing only two described species: Dolocucullia dentilinea (Smith, 1899) and Dolocucullia minor (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913).

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