Cucullia intermedia

Cucullia intermedia, the dusky hooded owlet, intermediate cucullia, goldenrod cutworm or intermediate hooded owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Adolph Speyer in 1870. It is found from coast to coast across southern Canada and the northern United States, south in the west to California and to Pennsylvania in the east. In the Rocky Mountains it is found south to the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and occurs commonly in Utah, Colorado and north-eastern Nevada.

Caterpillar

Cucullia intermedia
Male (top) and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Cucullia
Species:	C. intermedia
Binomial name
Cucullia intermedia Speyer, 1870
Synonyms
Cucullia intermedia cinderella Smith, 1892 Cucullia cinderella Smith, 1892

The wingspan is 45–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of birch, poplar, willow and other trees and shrubs, as well as flowers of Lactuca and other Asteraceae species.

External links

• McLeod, Robin (September 23, 2013). "Species Cucullia intermedia - Intermediate Hooded Owlet - Hodges#10194". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "Cucullia intermedia Speyer". Noctuidae of North America. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "931514.00 – 10194 – Cucullia intermedia – Intermediate Hooded Owlet Moth – Speyer, 1870". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Cucullia intermedia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.